Phillies superstar Bryce Harper ejected for vehemently disagreeing with check-swing call

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Philadelphia Phillies superstar Bryce Harper was ejected after vehemently disagreeing with a check-swing call in the third inning of the team's 5-4 win over the Detroit Tigers on Friday night at Citizens Bank Park.
Harper was up, with runners on second and third base in the bottom of the seventh inning and the game tied 3-3. The count was full, and Harper tried to check his swing as Tigers' relief pitcher Will Vest's breaking ball was in the dirt.
Third base umpire Vic Carapazza called Harper out on the check swing, and Harper was irate. He immediately took his helmet off and started waving his arms in disgust.
As Harper walked towards Carapazza he appeared to say, "There is no f------ way," and was promptly ejected.
Harper said his ejection was "warranted."
"I left the batter's box walking toward him, so I think it was warranted," Harper said.
"Can't get thrown out in that situation, especially with the ninth inning possibly coming around and my at-bat coming up," he added.
Following Harper's ejection in the bottom of the seventh inning, Tigers right fielder Wenceel Perez hit a solo home run to put them up 4-3.
However, the Phillies responded in the bottom of the eighth inning with two runs. Left fielder Otto Kemp doubled to score right fielder Nick Castellanos to tie the game at 4-4.
Second baseman Bryson Stott singled to score Kemp to give the Phillies a 5-4 lead they would not relinquish.
With the Phillies' win, and the New York Mets' loss, the Phillies overtook the Mets for first place in the National League East.
The Phillies (62-47) will look to keep their winning ways when they play the Tigers (64-47) in the second game of their three-game series on Saturday at 4:05 p.m. ET.