Royals Report: 5 Things About Damaging Loss To Cardinals

4) Edinson Volquez Ejected

Kansas City Royals starter Edinson Volquez got ejected from the game in the third inning for disputing ball and strike calls from the dugout.

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Volquez, who is from the Dominican Republic like Yordano Ventura, presumably didn’t like the calls his countryman was getting from home plate umpire Tim Timmons. It was only the third time in his career that Volquez had been ejected from a game.

The fact that Edison Volquez got upset enough to get thrown out when he wasn’t even starting shows the close relationship the KC Royals have with each other. Yordano Ventura is in a position where he can’t stick up for himself after his suspension. Along with multiple blow-ups with opposing teams last season, Ventura is building a reputation as a “bad boy” around the league.

Thus, it’s very likely that Volquez voiced what Ventura could not with respect to what appeared to be a rather inconsistent strike zone from Timmons.

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