The Washington Nationals beat the Seattle Mariners 9-3 on Thursday. It was an especially rough outing for Mariners shortstop J.P. Crawford who went 0-for-3 before he got ejected for arguing balls and strikes in the sixth inning.
Actually, that's a bit of an undersell. Crawford had one of the more animated meltdowns you'll ever see after he was called out on a pitch way outside the strike zone and according to home plate umpire Andy Fletcher.
Crawford was in an 0-2 hole when Nationals pitcher Mackenzie Gore threw what should have been ball one way off the plate. Instead, Fletcher punched him out.
And then Crawford got thrown out and went on an absolute tirade.
JP Crawford was ejected from the game after this strike three call pic.twitter.com/iHUwyilXYF
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Here's how MLB.com visualizes where strike three was:
A look at Fletcher's umpire scorecard from the game shows that Crawford was probably not alone in his feelings about the zone, though things worked out pretty well for Gore, who scattered four hits in six innings of shutout work in the win.
Umpire: Andy Fletcher
— Umpire Scorecards (@UmpScorecards) May 30, 2025
Final in 10: Nationals 9, Mariners 3#NATITUDE // #TridentsUp#WSHvsSEA // #SEAvsWSH
More stats for this ump 👇https://t.co/pXbyQ5dARJ pic.twitter.com/qkI9opd45c
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This article was originally published on www.si.com as Mariners Shortstop Thrown Out During Meltdown Over Truly Horrible Strike Three Call.
