Astros’ Dusty Baker on Bryan Abreu’s ejection: ‘I ain't been that mad in a long time’

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Friday night’s American League Championship series matchup between the Houston Astros and the Texas Rangers got a little chippy in the eighth inning. 

Two innings after hitting a go-ahead three-run homer, Rangers outfielder Adolis Garcia was plunked by Astros pitcher Bryan Abreu. 

Manger Dusty Baker, #12 of the Houston Astros, argues with the umpires after Bryan Abreu, #52, was ejected from the game against the Texas Rangers during the eighth inning in Game Five of the American League Championship Series at Globe Life Field on October 20, 2023, in Arlington, Texas.  (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Garcia took exception to the pitch and had a heated exchange with Houston catcher Martin Maldonado as both benches cleared. 

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Abreu and Garcia were ejected, prompting Astros manager Dusty Baker to argue with the umpires, throwing his hat before being ejected. 

"It didn’t make any sense to me," Baker said after the game of Abreu’s ejection. "We got a two-run game, and they explained to me that the guy just hit a three-run homer, but that was a mistake that he hit a three-run homer. The ball was down and in, and he wasn’t trying to go down and in. 

"We pitch him up. We pitch him up and in. And anytime you’re throwing a projectile 97 miles an hour, some of them are going to get away. I don’t care if you’re big league, Hall of Fame, I don’t care who you are." 

Baker said he understood why Rangers manager Bruce Bochy would take exception to Garcia being hit, but he pointed to the score of the game as to why it wasn’t intentional. 

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