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Vitello ejected from finale, ends year with MLB-high seven tosses
Original: Vitello tossed from Game 162, ending year with MLB-high 7 ejections
Giants manager Tony Vitello was ejected from Game 162, his team's regular-season finale, capping his first year in the majors with an MLB-high seven ejections. The umpiring disputes, which have repeatedly seen the rookie manager thrown out of games, have become a running storyline of his debut season and are drawing attention as the season closes.
Why now: The season-ending ejection set a notable MLB mark for ejections in Vitello's debut year as a big-league manager.
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- Vitello tossed from Game 162, ending year with MLB-high 7 ejections · MLB.com
- Vitello tossed from Game 162, ending year with MLB-high 7 ejections · MLB.com
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