Josh Donaldson ends rough week with second ejection

Vinnie Iyer

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It was a week Josh Donaldson would love to forget. The reigning American League MVP was ejected for the second time in seven days in the first inning of the Blue Jays' Saturday matinee in Minnesota.

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Last Sunday, Donaldson got the obvious heave-ho for his part in the epic, eighth-inning brawl his team had against the Rangers in Texas, drawing a $1,000 fine. His latest tossing was a lot more mysterious at first glance.

Donaldson lasted only one at-bat, in which he grounded out to Twins shortstop Eduardo Nunez. Apparently upset about the strike zone, he then exchanged some only semi-heated words with home plate umpire Toby Basner, who gave him a quick hook.

It ends a week in which Donaldson had only three hits in 16 at bats for a .188 average, keeping his number below .200 for May. He was coming off a much-needed good Friday night at Target Field, in which he delivered a two-run homer, his 10th of the season but only second of the month.

On the bright side, Donaldson did avoid a suspension from the league after getting into the Rougned Odor-Jose Batista-Matt Bush sparked melee.

Vinnie Iyer

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Vinnie Iyer, has been with TSN since 1999, not long after graduating from Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism. He has produced NFL content for more than 20 years, turning his attention to full-time writing in 2007. A native of St. Louis, Mo. but now a long-time resident of Charlotte, N.C. Vinnie’s top two professional sports teams are Cardinals and Blues, but he also carries purple pride for all things Northwestern Wildcats. He covers every aspect of the NFL for TSN including player evaluations, gambling and fantasy football, where he is a key contributor. Vinnie represents TSN as host of the “Locked On Fantasy Football” podcast on the Locked On network. Over his many years at TSN, he’s also written about MLB, NBA, NASCAR, college football, tennis, horse racing, film and television. His can’t-miss program remains “Jeopardy!”, where he was once a three-day champion and he is still avid about crossword puzzles and trivia games. When not watching sports or his favorite game show, Vinnie is probably watching a DC, Marvel or Star Wars-related TV or movie.