Watching the incident on the video, what I saw was a young man look directly at the umpire and then spike his helmet.
I do think that he spiked the helmet out of frustration for hitting into a double play. I think he was looking at the umpire for the call.
But still, he was looking at the umpire just before spiking his helmet. It's understandable that he was ejected.
The behavior problem is still the player's.
Rita
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