Plate Ump hit by pitch on purpose

[UmpireErnie]

Originally Posted by tcblue13

I can't imagine that the state association would investigate and not speak to the umpires but it is possible.

I can imagine it. A few years ago working a men’s SP game I called a ball hit deep down 1B line fair. At the completion of play the outfielder comes running in going bezerkers.. I figured out between explicatives, F-bombs, and colorful comments regarding my habits and ancestry that this gentleman (I use the term very loosely here) disagreed with my judgment and believed the ball was foul.

I thanked him for his comments and bid him a pleasant evening. Unfortunately, after the ejection I learned that his team had no subs. So I bid everyone a pleasant evening as the ball game was now over. I turned and started walking off the field when a softball whistled past my head and hit the fence right next to me. Yes, our subject gentleman outfielder had retrieved the ball and hurled it at the back of my head, thank goodness without great accuracy. I turned to find him charging at me full speed. Fortunately two players from the other team (who’s dugout I was exiting through) stepped in his path. I turned and walked out as there was no reason to stay.

My partner and I both went to his car and sat down and wrote up reports to the league. Incredibly I was never called by the league. I don’t to this day know what happened to the player.