The Texas Rangers are looking into an incident in which catcher Yorvit Torrealba hit an umpire in the face during a winter league game in Venezuela, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported.
"(We're) aware, but we haven't got much info yet," Rangers general manager Jon Daniels told the newspaper. ?We will look into it.?
The incident, captured in a video that went viral Friday on the Internet, shows Torrealba, playing for Leones del Caracas in his native country, striking out swinging and then throwing his hand up toward the umpire. The umpire immediately ejects Torrealba, leading to a face-to-face confrontation. After a few seconds, Torrealba is seen?with an open hand?pushing the umpire?s facemask.
Asked by the Star-Telegram if Major League Baseball or the Rangers might take disciplinary action for an incident in a non-MLB game, Daniels said: ?Depends on circumstances.?
Torrealba is entering the second year of a two-year, $6.25 million contract with the Rangers signed last offseason. He batted .273 with seven home runs and 37 RBIs in 113 regular-season games. The Star-Telegram noted that his playing time diminished in the postseason when a red-hot Mike Napoli became the team?s No. 1 catcher.
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