Michael Wacha’s wardrobe malfunction sparks bizarre ejection of A’s coach originally appeared on The Sporting News.
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Kansas City Royals ace Michael Wacha was in the middle of pitching to Athletics slugger Carlos Cortes when he suffered a wardrobe malfunction. Wacha’s chain got loose and the right-hander removed and placed it in his back pocket all in one motion without stepping away from the mound.
Without allegedly giving a nod to the hitter, Wacha darted a fastball for a strike. Soon after, the home plate umpire heard some noise coming out of the A’s dugout. The next thing we know, he ejected a coaching member of the A’s staff. First, there was confusion on who was actually ejected before A’s hitting coach Chris Cron came out to confirm if he was the one who was thrown out.
A’s hitting coach gets ejected because the umpire let Michael Wacha throw a pitch right after putting away his broken chain pic.twitter.com/dY0oNl9cYh
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Broadcasters suggested that Chron was upset about the fact that Walker, dealing with a wardrobe slip, didn’t step off, and all in one motion took the chain off, put it in his back pocket, and then stepped right into his windup, his delivery, and came home. Cortes clearly wasn’t ready.
After the ejection, Wacha threw a ball, leading to a walk.