With 34 years of experience, Jerry Layne is MLB’s longest-tenured active umpire. He’s been calling big league games since 1989 and during that time has surely dealt with his fair share of irate players and managers. In Wednesday night’s game between the Angels and Padres, that experience showed.
In bottom of the seventh inning, Angels manager Phil Nevin loudly voiced his displeasure with Layne’s strike zone. Layne let him vent a little bit but after Nevin’s argument continued, he was ejected.
That’s when Nevin decided to get his money’s worth. He charged out of the dugout and asked Layne, “Why the f--- did you throw me out?” as if it wasn’t immediately obvious.
