MLB’s All-Time Top 5 Manager Ejections

Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus had a colorful reaction to being ejected from Monday night’s game. But was it among the best manager tirades the MLB has seen?

After Sunday afternoon’s ugly brawl between the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays, baseball returned to normal on Monday. It got back to basics. As in a manager getting ejected from a game and then putting on a show.

During the fourth inning of what turned out to be a 10-8 win over the Minnesota Twins, Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus was ejected from the game by home plate umpire Doug Eddings for arguing balls and strikes. What ensued was a fine piece of theater, complete with some of the most classic moves the game has come to know over the years.

There was a nose-to-nose profanity-laced tirade.

Next came kicking dirt over the plate.

And for a grand finale, Ausmus took off his sweatshirt and covered the dish with it before walking off.

Ausmus was suspended for Tuesday’s game and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball.

That got us thinking about other memorable moments in managers going crazy, so we put together a list of the greatest big league manager ejections of all-time. And apologies to Ausmus, he didn’t even crack the top five.

*Note: some of the videos contained herein have NSFW language.

Next: Which manager tirades cracked the top five?