DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) – The music stopped at Jackie Robinson Ballpark in Daytona Beach after a minor league umpire ejected the music DJ for playing “Three Blind Mice” during the game.
The ejection came in the eighth inning of Wednesday’s game between the Daytona Cubs and the Fort Myers Miracle.
The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports Cubs manager Brian Harper was arguing a call at first base when he heard home plate umpire Mario Seneca bellow “you’re out.”
Harper says he thought he was being kicked out of the game. Instead, the umpire ejected the music man.
The public address system at the stadium was shut down for the rest of the game. The newspaper reports fans took it upon themselves to announce players as they approached the plate.
NEW YORK (AP) – Cincinnati catcher Devin Mesoraco has been suspended for three games and fined by Major League Baseball for making contact with an umpire during an argument. He’s also been placed on the seven-day concussion disabled list after being injured Monday night.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) – Penske Racing has released suspended driver A.J. Allmendinger, three weeks after he tested positive for a banned stimulant. Penske says that Sam Hornish Jr. will drive the No. 22 Dodge at Pocono this weekend and “for the foreseeable future.”
Allmendinger was suspended indefinitely by NASCAR last week for a positive drug test in late June.
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – Penn State top reserve linebacker Khairi Fortt is heading to California, the latest Nittany Lion to transfer in the wake of tough NCAA sanctions against the program. Fortt is the fourth player to leave Penn State following the NCAA penalties for the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
AMERICAN LEAGUE
N.Y. Yankees 12, Baltimore 3
Chicago White Sox 3, Minnesota 2
Tampa Bay 4, Oakland 1
Detroit 7, Boston 5
Texas 11, L.A. Angels 10, 10 innings
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Arizona 4, L.A. Dodgers 0
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Miami 4, Atlanta 2
Cincinnati 6, San Diego 4
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