Braves' Chris Sale ejected before game sees first pitch for yelling at umpire over Saturday balk call

Atlanta Braves starter Chris Sale was ejected connected Sunday day astatine Yankee Stadium, and helium wasn’t adjacent scheduled to pitch.

Before the crippled adjacent started, Sale was inactive fuming astir a balk telephone connected Saturday nighttime against the New York Yankees that helium decided to unload connected the umpire who called him for it.

As umpires took the tract for the bid finale betwixt the Braves and Yankees successful the Bronx, Sale started to outcry toward umpire Dan Merzel earlier Yankees starter Cam Schlittler threw an authoritative pitch.

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Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves looks connected earlier a crippled against the New York Yankees astatine Yankee Stadium connected Aug. 9, 2026. (Getty Images)

Merzel intelligibly didn’t similar what helium was hearing, and who tin blasted him aft the ordeal occurred the nighttime before. Merzel rapidly ejected Sale, but the seasoned left-hander continued to get his money’s worthy arsenic helium shouted thing toward unit main Dan Bellino.

Sale seldom balks. In fact, helium did it lone doubly anterior to Saturday nighttime for his full career.

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But Merzel called him for that 3rd vocation balk successful the 5th inning connected Saturday night, which allowed Yankees rookie Spencer Jones to people aft hitting an RBI triple the at-bat prior.

In the end, the tally proved costly with the Yankees picking up the victory, 5-4. Braves manager Walt Weiss was tossed from the game, but helium apt did truthful due to the fact that Sale was barking astatine Merzel and helium stepped successful betwixt to proceed the argument.

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Home sheet umpire Dan Merzel talks with manager Walt Weiss and Chris Sale of the Atlanta Braves aft a balk telephone during the 5th inning against the New York Yankees astatine Yankee Stadium successful the Bronx borough of New York City connected Aug. 8, 2026. (Getty Images)

After the game, Bellino said to a excavation newsman that Sale was called for the balk aft not declaring helium was going to beryllium pitching from the windup. He said Sale was pitching from the windup erstwhile helium struck retired José Caballero, but helium didn’t bash truthful earlier facing Austin Wells.

Sale’s nighttime successful the Bronx ended with 3 runs allowed connected 5 hits crossed six innings successful what was his archetypal nonaccomplishment since precocious June. He has enjoyed rather the play with the NLEast-leading Braves, owning a 2.20 ERA crossed 21 starts.

Chris Sale No. 51 of the Atlanta Braves looks connected during a crippled against the New York Yankees astatine Yankee Stadium connected Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, successful New York, N.Y. (MLB Photos)

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The Braves managed to salvage the bid connected Sunday, arsenic they defeated the Yankees, 2-1, successful other innings. But Sale couldn’t ticker it from the dugout each crippled agelong aft being tossed.

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