Athletics starter Scott Kazmir was ejected with one out in the second inning for expressing his bewilderment at umpire Jerry Layne’s judgment. With a 3-2 count against Indians first baseman Jesus Aguilar, Kazmir threw a pitch right down the middle but it was called a ball for a walk. Kazmir seemed dumbfounded at the call and made a comment to Layne. Layne was quick with the heave-ho, ejecting Kazmir from the game almost immediately. It’s not apparent if Kazmir was crude, but based on his demeanor and body language, the left-hander seemed under control.
Manager Bob Melvin came out and harangued Layne for a long time, but was not ejected. As the commenters on the Athletics broadcast mentioned, that Layne let Melvin argue his case for so long seems to indicate that somewhere along the way, Layne realized the error of his ways.
You can see the incident here.
Kazmir was replaced by Dan Otero, who got out of the inning without any further damage.
