MLive · Apr 14, 2018
Umpire gave Tigers leeway (and no ejections) in 9th inning argument
DETROIT -- When Niko Goodrum was called out on strikes, the normally mild mannered Detroit Tigers infielder refused to go back to the dugout and jawed with umpire Fieldin Culbreth.
He wasn't ejected.
Manager Ron Gardenhire ran out on the field to continue the argument.
He wasn't ejected.
Third baseman Nicholas Castellanos, who wasn't even involved in the dispute, was not only yelling from the dugout but took several steps onto the field.
Also not ejected.
Why did Culbreth show so much restraint for something that typically carries an automatic ejection?
"It wasn't a good pitch. I think he knows that," Gardenhire said.