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Mary Clarke

Marlins’ Miguel Rojas had harsh words for ump after botched two-out strike call in the ninth

Miguel Rojas was not a fan of this call in the final inning of Sunday’s Miami Marlins game.

With the Marlins down 4-0 to the Philadelphia Phillies in the ninth, Bryan De La Cruz was up to bat in a big spot with two men on and two outs. Unfortunately, De La Cruz went down in the count early with a 0-1 pitch from Jose Alvarado that was quite off the mark.

While De La Cruz laughed the missed call off, Marlins fans were irate at the fastball that missed down and out of the strike zone by a considerable margin. Not only that, Rojas himself spent considerable time jawing at umpire Ron Kulpa from the dugout in the pitch’s aftermath.

This wasn’t the first time the Marlins had issues with Kulpa’s rulings in this game too. Earlier in the second inning, Jesus Aguilar was ejected for arguing a strike three call on a ball that also was outside of the strike zone.

After the Marlins’ 4-0 loss to the Phillies, Rojas went a step further on Instagram, calling out Kulpa in a comment.

This guy was trying to start his all star break since the first inning. Gotta be more professional than that. but who cares is just another at bat in the 9th inning.

Ouch.

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