TORONTO -- Tempers boiled over in the eighth inning of the Blue Jays' 8-3 loss to the Yankees at Rogers Centre, and Toronto manager John Schneider was ejected.
In a tense situation with Jazz Chisholm Jr. at second and the score tied, Blue Jays reliever Jeff Hoffman kicked his leg and spun to second in an attempt to keep the runner close. Home-plate umpire Steven Jaschinski ruled Hoffman’s pickoff to be a balk, bringing Schneider out of the dugout.
Schneider, known for some fiery moments with umpires, started calmly but quickly amped up the intensity. The conversation appeared to end amicably before Schneider circled back toward home plate, prompting the ejection from Jaschinski, a Triple-A fill-in umpire.
That’s when Schneider really heated up, pushing harder to get his point across to Jaschinski. Associate manager DeMarlo Hale, along with second-base umpire (and crew chief) John Tumpane, eventually broke up the ruckus, giving Schneider his leave. This was Schneider’s second ejection of the season.
Hoffman would work out of the jam with two key strikeouts.