It has just been ten days since the regular season of Major League Baseball started. While the rest of the season is still to be played, these ten days have provided some top-notch entertainment for baseball fans. Chiefly, the game between Tampa Bay Rays and the Chicago White Sox is a prime example of the same.
On Saturday, Tampa Bay Rays clashed with the Chicago White Sox, and the game saw lots of drama in the ballpark. Knowing that the White Sox are the 2021 division champions, they have kicked off the 2022 season in style, too.
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Coming to the game, the Rays slugger Randy Arozarena created a scene against the White Sox while playing at the plate. Because he didn’t seem happy with a decision by the umpire and tossed his bat in the wrong bat flip.
Randy Arozarena was ejected for launching his bat for a bat-flip
Baseball is a very interesting game. In the game of baseball, bat flips are usually a celebration after smashing a home run. But the Rays’ slugger Randy Arozarena had another idea, as he performed his bat flip for an entirely different reason.
Randy was at the plate in the sixth inning of the Saturday game. And he could not connect his bat with the ball. Instead, out of frustration, Randy tossed his bat very high into the air.
After this incident, on-field umpire Junior Valentine ejected Randy for the same. Right from the start, the Tampa Bay Rays tried to win the game against the White Sox. But in the end, they ended up losing 3-2 against the American League Central division champions.
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"Never seen a bat flip on a strike out." 😆
Randy Arozarena was NOT happy with that called third strike 👀 pic.twitter.com/zsnb5JYW9z
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) April 16, 2022
Taking to Twitter, Fox Sports shared the video of the incident. In the video, one can see how Randy flips his bat after the third strikeout against the White Sox pitcher. Notably, Arozarena has been struggling with the bat this season. Until now, the 2021 American League Rookie of the season is yet to hit any home run, while he has been able to hit the ball only six times.
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Knowing that the 2022 MLB season is still in its initial stage, Randy Arozarena will look to make a strong comeback for the Tampa Bay Rays. What do you think? Will Randy be able to win games for the Rays this season?
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