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MLB’s All-Time Top 5 Manager Ejections

By Benno Martens

May 7, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus (7) argues a call with umpire Alfonso Marquez (R) during the eighth inning against the Texas Rangers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports
May 7, 2016; Detroit, MI, USA; Detroit Tigers manager Brad Ausmus (7) argues a call with umpire Alfonso Marquez (R) during the eighth inning against the Texas Rangers at Comerica Park. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports /
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5. Bobby Valentine

On June 9, 1999, the New York Mets won a 14-inning game against the Toronto Blue Jays, which isn’t very notable. The game will live on in baseball lore, though, due to Valentine’s antics.

After being thrown out of the game for arguing an interference call in the 12th, Valentine disappeared into the Mets’ clubhouse, only to reappear a few minutes later clad in sunglasses and a mustache made of eye black.

The master of disguise routine earned Bobby V a two-game suspension and a $5,000 fine from Major League Baseball.

That season, the Mets finished second in the National League East, but earned the Wild Card, and made a trip to the NLCS after defeating the Arizona Diamondbacks. They lost to the eventual NL pennant-winning Atlanta Braves.

Next: No. 4 took a little something with him.

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