The conversation was again based on “chirps” that came from the Twins dugout, and on a pair of similar pitches down in the zone. Blue Jays third baseman Josh Donaldson, right, is ejected by umpire Toby Basner in the first inning Saturday. And next thing I knew I was getting ejected,” Donaldson said after the loss, which snapped the Jays’ modest two-game winning streak and gave Minnesota just its 11th win in 42 games. But umpire crew chief Joe West explained that Donaldson shouted an expletive — and though it may have been at the Twins dugout — it was in the direction of Basner. All of that left the Jays feeling rotten, and Donaldson feeling he had hardly misbehaved enough to get his early ejection.

Source: thestar May 21, 2016 15:25 UTC