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FILE - Yankee pitcher Ken Clay smiles in the dressing room after a Yankee victory over Kansas City in the American League championship opener, Oct. 3, 1978, Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/John Storey, file)

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FILE - Yankees' Reggie Jackson, center, who hit a three-run home run, and Ken Clay, who pitched more than three innings without giving up a hit, congratulate each other as New York won the American League playoff opener over Kansas City, Oct. 3, 1978, Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Ray Stubblebine, file)

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FILE - Cleveland Guardians catcher Bo Naylor challenges a call during an at-bat by Seattle Mariners' Luke Raley during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Friday, March 27, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, filr)

Minnesota manager Derek Shelton got himself ejected in the ninth inning against Baltimore over a pitch review. With one on and one out and Baltimore up by two Sunday, Ryan Helsley’s 3-2 pitch to Minnesota’s Josh Bell was called a ball. Helsley tapped his hat which is the signal for a challenge and then did so again as if to drive the point home. The replay showed the pitch nicking the outside corner, the call was overturned, Bell was out, and Shelton argued. He was eventually thrown out of the game and Baltimore went on to win 8-6. Shelton told reporters afterward he didn’t think Helsley tapped his hat quickly enough.

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Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Emerson Hancock walks back to the dugout after facing the Cleveland Guardians during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Emerson Hancock throws against the Cleveland Guardians during the third inning of a baseball game, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

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Seattle Mariners starting pitcher Emerson Hancock throws against the Cleveland Guardians during the first inning of a baseball game, Sunday, March 29, 2026, in Seattle. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)