umpire Adrian Johnson have two different versions of what led to Yankee’s ejection
Channel: TV BOX
Date: 2017-05-13

Fireworks erupted in the seventh inning of the Yankees’ 5-1 loss to the Astros Friday night in the Bronx, with Chase Headley and home plate umpire Adrian Johnson engaging in a heated exchange that resulted in Headley’s ejection.

Neither side backed down after the game.

The sequence began when Headley squared to bunt on a 0-1 count with two outs. Houston reliever Will Harris fired a fastball up and in to Headley, who couldn’t react in time and took the heater off his left finger. The ball also hit the bat.

Headley went down in a heap and stayed down for several minutes as Yankee trainers tended to the third baseman. Eventually, Headley returned to the batter’s box. Astros catcher Brian McCann, who played with Headley on the Yankees for two seasons, was behind the plate and asked his former teammate, “Are you okay?” Headley replied, “Yeah.”

Now this is where the stories differ.

According to Headley, McCann then asked if the pitch hit him. Headley says he responded directly to McCann with: “Yeah, it hit me on the hand.”

Johnson heard the same question, but believes Headley offered a very different response.