"What is this bum crying about?"; "Get Shane Bieber some glasses" - Fans fume as Jays ace gets into fiery exchange with umpire after close call

Toronto Blue Jays ace Shane Bieber wasn't pleased with the home plate umpire during the fourth inning of the ALCS-deciding Game 7 against the Seattle Mariners on Monday.

During the fourth inning of the game, Mariners slugger had worked a 3-1 count in his favor. Bieber's next pitch watch deemed a ball by the home plate umpire, allowing Robles first base.

With the Mariners having two runners on base, Blue Jays manager John Schneider pulled Bieber from the mound but not before the Blue Jays starter stared down the home plate umpire in frustration.

Fans reacted to the former Cy Young winner's exchange with the umpire.

"Get him some glasses!!!"

"What is this bum crying about."

"Literally both of them were out of the zone. Objectively great calls by the umpire here."

"He’s a punk. Got mad at Naylor for having that dawg in him and he’s mad at a good strike zone?"

"All out of the zone. More like he feels stupid and needs to point blame because accountability is harder."

While Shane Bieber blamed the umpire, the replay showed it was the right call as his pitch was outside the strike zone. Bieber was pulled after allowing seven hits and two earned runs over 3.2 innings with five strikeouts.

Blue Jays bullpen bail Toronto after shaky start from Shane Bieber in ALCS decider

The Blue Jays didn't have the best start to the ALCS decider with Shane Bieber not at his usual best on the mound. Bieber's exit was followed by a home run from Cal Raleigh off Louis Varland in the fifth inning.

However, the Blue Jays bullpen held firm after that as Seranthony Domínguez, Kevin Gausman, Chris Bassitt and Jeff Hoffman combined for four shutout innings. George Springer's three-run home run in the seventh inning backed the bullpen as the Blue Jays came from behind to clinch a 4-3 win.

About the author

Chaitanya Prakash is an editor who covers US Sports at Sportskeeda. His first brush with sportswriting was in 2012 when the greatest football manager of all time, Sir Alex Ferguson, bid farewell to the beautiful game.

Although having started out professionally as a cricket writer in 2022, Chaitanya's curiosity and indiscriminate interest in all sports in general eventually introduced him to America's favorite pastime.

While Chaitanya's favorite player from the current crop is the dynamic Venezuelan Ronald Acuna Jr., his all-time favorite, however, is Pedro Martinez, for his self-belief and consistency. He also rates Jose Bautista's iconic bat flip in 2015 as his favorite moment in baseball history.

Chaitanya specializes in reporting on technical aspects of the game or analyzing patterns behind specific plays. He also likes pondering over players' self-assessments following the conclusion of a game as it helps him get an idea of how they think about the sport in general.

When not cheering for his favorites across sports, Chaitanya likes being transported to the past through a good war documentary or a historical documentary in general.

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