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Minnesota Twins head Derek Shelton was caught voicing his vexation successful a basking mic infinitesimal earlier being ejected for arguing a cheque plaything telephone during Saturday’s nonaccomplishment to nan Cincinnati Reds.
The incident went down successful nan seventh inning aft first guidelines umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ruled that Reds star Elly De La Cruz didn’t swing, resulting successful a shot connected nan transportation pinch nan Twins leading, 4-2.
Minnesota Twins head Derek Shelton walks to nan dugout during nan first inning of a shot crippled against nan Boston Red Sox successful Minneapolis connected April 13, 2026. (Abbie Parr/AP)
"No swing?" could beryllium heard shouted from nan dugout, though it wasn’t instantly clear who shouted it. De La Cruz deed an RBI azygous connected nan adjacent pitch, and Rece Hinds scored to constrictive nan Twins’ lead.
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Shelton’s displeasure could beryllium heard from nan dugout,and conscionable a fewer moments later, location sheet umpire Nic Lentz ejected him.
The broadcast picked up Lentz telling Shelton, "I wasn’t going to perceive it anymore."
Shelton charged astatine him, denying nan accusation and many times shouting, "I’m not moreover f---ing talking to you," and, "I didn’t opportunity thing to you."
Manager Derek Shelton of nan Minnesota Twins argues pinch location sheet umpire Nic Lentz during nan seventh inning astatine Target Field successful Minneapolis, Minnesota, connected April 18, 2026. Shelton was ejected arsenic nan Cincinnati Reds defeated nan Twins 5-4. (David Berding/Getty Images)
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After nan game, Shelton said nan remark that sewage him tossed was made erstwhile his caput was down.
"I had my caput down erstwhile I made nan remark I made," he said, via The Minnesota Star Tribune. "He evidently thought I was making nan remark astatine him, but I had my caput down and I was not looking astatine immoderate umpire aft I made it.
"You guys tin make nan determination connected nan cheque plaything what you think, but erstwhile I made nan remark I made, I had my caput down. I’ve been ejected a batch of times. In that one, I was not directing thing astatine thing isolated from vexation down astatine our bench."
Minnesota Twins head Derek Shelton argues pinch umpire Laz Diaz complete a transportation situation during nan ninth inning of a shot crippled against nan Baltimore Orioles, Sunday, March 29, 2026 successful Baltimore. (Gail Burton/AP)
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This was nan 2nd clip Shelton was ejected this season. Last month, he became nan first head to beryllium ejected complete nan caller Automated Balls and Strikes (ABS) strategy during a nonaccomplishment to Baltimore.
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