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League Suspends Jacksonville's Fullerton Tuesday, April 9th, 2019 The Jacksonville Hellcats were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Newark at Cobras Ballpark. One in particular -- Matt Fullerton. Upon being called out on strikes, the Hellcats 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 Fullerton 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 Fullerton 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 Fullerton for 7 games. During the current season Fullerton is batting at a .333 clip with no home runs and 2 RBIs. He has played in 5 games and scored 1 times. |
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