Mark Kotsay, watching from the dugout, had seen enough. He yelled in defense of his hitter, drawing the attention of home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz. A prompt exchange later, Kotsay was tossed.

A's manager Mark Kotsay was ejected from Sunday's game against the Phillies after yelling at the home plate umpire about balls and strikes. Usually when someone is tossed from a MLB game we don't ...