Fans Blast Umpire Joe West For Ejecting Nationals GM Mike Rizzo

MLB

Umpire Joe West has once again drawn the ire of fans on Sunday afternoon.

During the Braves-Nationals game, West stopped the game to eject Nationals GM Mike Rizzo, who was sitting by himself in his suite in the upper deck, for apparently not wearing a mask.

Umpire Joe West called security to apparently eject Nationals GM Mike Rizzo for not wearing a mask. pic.twitter.com/9fCYJOWJaI

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) September 7, 2020

Joe West doing his best Karen imitation today. pic.twitter.com/DFzafpO2I1

— Andrew Carver (@drewbensandwich) September 6, 2020

Fans thought it was relatively absurd for West to eject Rizzo for not wearing a mask considering he was sitting by himself.

https://twitter.com/JosephMJones757/status/1302714250172010497

Can @MLB spring for a mask that fits Joe West's face? He looks like he got clotheslined by an Ace bandage. @Braves @Nationals pic.twitter.com/SZN8QJIaiP

— 🇺🇦 (@fliptopwillie) September 6, 2020

There are some people who never trend for a good reason. Joe West is one of them.

— Super 70s Sports (@Super70sSports) September 6, 2020

Joe West can’t see the strike zone a foot in front of him but he was able to see the Nats GM sitting alone in a suite in the upper deck?

— Randall J. Sanders (@RandallJSanders) September 6, 2020

Proof that Joe West spends a good deal of his time on the field not actually paying attention to what is happening on the field. https://t.co/CwSZ8M7QJI

— John Fischesser (@JohnFischesser) September 6, 2020