Umpire Ejected From Independent League Game After Hitting Player

During a Independent League game between the Tri-City ValleyCats and the New York Boulders in Sunday, an umpire got ejected in the first inning for hitting a player...

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Boulders president Shawn Reilly put Incaviglia on blast while speaking to the Times-Union...

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“Your manager in Tri-City has been accusing us of stealing signs for three days, which is offensive and embarrassing at the same time,” Reilly said. “The umpire went over based on Pete and he threw (Nathans) out and things got out of control. It’s unfortunate. It was not a good moment for the league. It was an embarrassing moment and it should never have happened.”

“It really didn’t have to happen, and it all boils from these ridiculous allegations of pitch-cheating that Pete does every year at this time of year,” Reilly said. “And I think he’s an embarrassment to the Frontier League and I think Tri-City is a first-class organization. But I don’t have much patience for that behavior. He gets the umpires riled up that we’re cheating. We’re not. I find it incredibly offensive to accuse my organization of cheating. He can’t win on the field so he sorts to the pitch-stealing (accusation). Well, then change your signs. He’s better than that.”

Reilly said he couldn’t understand how the Boulders could use the centerfield camera to steal signs and relay them to the hitter.

“I don’t know, because there’s a 30-second delay on the camera, and there’s a 15-second pitch clock,” Reilly said. “I can’t really figure it out.”

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(The Big Lead)