Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Major League Baseball games played Monday, April 7, 2008: A partial slate of eleven games played Monday produced one ejection.

In Chicago, where the White Sox hosted the Minnesota Twins, home plate umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen in the bottom of the 3rd inning for arguing balls and strikes. The White Sox were losing 2-1 at the time, but they came back to win the game 7-4. You can view the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are available here and here. MLB.com also reports that "Guillen tossed from home opener; White Sox manager ejected for arguing balls and strikes." You can view photos of the ejection here and here. Additional coverage is available from The Chicago Tribune (here and here); The Chicago Sun-Times (here and here); The Minneapolis Star Tribune; The St. Paul Pioneer Press; and The Associated Press.

Credit umpire Phil Cuzzi -- one of last season's ejection leaders -- with an ejection, his first of this season.

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