DETROIT -- Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus didn't notice the white armbands worn by two umpires on Saturday, nor did he know there was a league-wide union protest prompted by comments from Tigers second baseman Ian Kinsler.
But when he found out after the game, he was furious, summoning reporters back into his office to call out the Major League umpires for what he called a "petty" protest.
"To single out one player as a union is completely uncalled for," Ausmus said.
Kinsler was less angry but no more apologetic. "I hope they wear the white wristbands for the remainder of their careers.