For the second time in three days, Giants manager Tony Vitello has been ejected from a game after arguing with umpires.
During the top of the third inning of San Francisco’s game Friday against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Nolan Arenado hit a ground ball down the third-base line, which narrowly was ruled fair for a double. Arenado would go on to score one batter later on a Tim Tawa home run, as part of a five-run inning for the D-backs.
Once the inning was over, though, the Giants’ dugout clearly was upset about the call on Arenado’s hit.
Pitcher Logan Webb, who wasn’t starting Friday, was seen yelling at umpires — likely after seeing a replay and evidently disagreeing with the ruling by third base umpire Alex MacKay. Webb also was thrown out of the game with his manager.
It was the fifth time Vitello has been tossed in his first season as Giants manager, while Webb’s ejection was the first of his MLB career.
This has been a frustrating 2026 MLB season for San Francisco, so perhaps those emotions are starting to rise to the surface as the calendar turns to September.
One thing seems for certain, though: Tony Vitello isn’t interested in being “bullied” by umpires anymore.
Download and follow the Giants Talk Podcast