Franco struck out looking in the seventh inning in Monday's 4-0 loss to the Orioles at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. He did not like the call, which appeared to be low. He barked at home-plate umpire Eric Cooper and kept talking until Cooper finally ejected him.
"My emotions just got high in that moment," Franco said. "It's just baseball. That happens sometimes and you have to understand that. I have to understand that."
It was the first ejection of Franco's career. It was the first time a Phillies player had been ejected this season.