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League Suspends Okamoto Wednesday, July 19th, 2017 The Fort Worth Cats were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Bristol City at Ashton Gate. One in particular -- Michihiro Okamoto. Upon being called out on strikes, the Cats right fielder gave the ump quite an earful. For that, the man in blue gave him the thumb and sent him to an early shower. But the disgruntled Okamoto lingered on the field for another five minutes, berating the umpire. Finally his manager got him off the field and into the clubhouse. But it got worse after the game, when Okamoto told reporters, "He was blind today. They played 'Three Blind Mice' for him. If he doesn't know the words to the song, I'm sure we can get it in Braille, so he can follow along." For his escapades and after-the-game oration, the league office suspended Okamoto for 4 games. Currently Okamoto is batting .387 with 46 hits and 1 home run. He has knocked in 16 runs and scored 15 times. |
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