Bryce Harper ejection: Phillies OF leaves game vs. Mets early after arguing balls and strikes

Bryce Harper has as good a feel for the strike zone as any hitter in baseball. He's led the Majors in walks two different times in his career already, and he entered play on Friday with an OBP of .390. So when home-plate umpire Mike Estabrook rung up the two-time MVP on a called third strike in the fifth inning of the Philadelphia Phillies' critical game against the New York Mets on Friday night, Harper was less than thrilled. And when another questionable Estabrook call contributed to a swinging strikeout his next time up, he was … really less than thrilled. And he decided to let Estabrook know it:

Bryce Harper has been ejected from the game.

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– SNY (@SNYtv) June 24, 2023

  
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