Braves pitcher Chris Sale ejected before start of game with Yankees

Atlanta Braves pitcher Chris Sale was ejected before the start of Sunday's contest against the New York Yankees even though he was not pitching.

Chris Sale was ejected before Sunday's game even started after confronting the umpire who called a rare balk on him during Saturday's loss to the Yankees.

Why Braves ace Chris Sale was ejected from Sunday's game  USA Today

Chris Sale managed not get tossed during Saturday’s loss to the Yankees, even after he vigorously argued a balk call that led to the Yankees’ go-ahead run in the bottom of the fifth. On Sunday, the Atlanta lefty didn’t even make it to the first pitch of the game.

Sale got called for a balk in the bottom of the fifth inning of Saturday's game, which plated a run for the Yankees.

This is Sale's fourth career ejection and his first since Aug. 3, 2019.

Braves' Chris Sale, still fuming after balk, ejected before game  ESPN

Braves ace Chris Sale ejected by umpire Dan Merzel before start of game against Yankees  Toronto Star

Atlanta Braves ace Chris Sale was ejected by Dan Merzel before a pitch was thrown in Sunday’s game against the New York Yankees, a day after being called for a balk that scored a run

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