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League Suspends Kemp Monday, June 15th, 2020 The Oakland Athletics were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Los Angeles at Oakland Coliseum. One in particular -- Tony Kemp. Upon being called out on strikes, the Athletics second baseman gave the ump quite an earful. For that, the man in blue gave him the thumb and sent him to an early shower. But the disgruntled Kemp lingered on the field for another five minutes, berating the umpire. Finally his manager got him off the field and into the clubhouse. But it got worse after the game, when Kemp told reporters, "He was blind today. They played 'Three Blind Mice' for him. If he doesn't know the words to the song, I'm sure we can get it in Braille, so he can follow along." For his escapades and after-the-game oration, the league office suspended Kemp for 2 games. So far this season Kemp has 2 home runs and a .275 batting average. |
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