John Schneider received a warm welcome to Pittsburgh.
The Toronto Blue Jays manager was ejected during the top of the seventh inning after Davis Schneider was called out on strikes facing Pirates reliever Evan Sisk on Monday night.
Davis Schneider tried to hold his swing back on an offering that was near the bottom of the zone but was rung up by home plate umpire Mark Ripperger.
Toronto’s skipper immediately emerged from the first base dugout and was shown the hook after exchanging words with Ripperger on his way to the plate.
This marks the third time John Schneider has been tossed during the 2025 season and is the 11th over his four-year big league career.
He is considered a top candidate for American League Manager of the Year as the Blue Jays sit atop the AL East division with a 73-53 record.
Tempers then continued to boil over into the bottom of the seventh after Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham flipped his bat on a four-pitch walk issued by Blue Jays left-hander Brandon Little.
Before continuing down the line, Pham turned back and approached catcher Tyler Heineman, causing the benches to spill onto the field.
Cooler heads prevailed after Blue Jays veteran George Springer was seen escorting Pham away from the commotion.
Little was pulled a batter later after allowing a run on a wild pitch to give the Pirates a 3-2 lead.
