VIDEO: Tigers' Kinsler ejected after broken-bat incident at home plate

Ian Kinsler was the victim of a rather questionable ejection in the Detroit Tigers' Saturday afternoon matchup against the Baltimore Orioles.

In the third inning, Kinsler came up to the plate with runners on first and second and nobody out. The second baseman took the 2-0 pitch for a strike, though it appeared to be low and inside.

On the next pitch, Kinsler flew out to center. In frustration, Kinsler slammed his bat on the ground, breaking it in half, before throwing the rest of his bat towards the home plate area.

Umpire Manny Gonzalez didn't waste any time ejecting Kinsler, much to the displeasure of both him, and his manager Brad Ausmus.

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"The ejection was because of the bat," crew chief Fieldin Culbreth told reporters. "Kinsler slammed the bat on the ground, breaking it, and then he threw the rest of the bat in Manny's direction. That was when he was ejected."

Kinsler admitted that he was not immediately aware he was tossed and didn't believe it was warranted.

"Obviously, I thought it was a big moment in the game and I was upset," Kinsler said. "I broke my bat and threw it. He must have thought I threw it at him. I don't know how he thought that. I threw it at the ground. That was it."