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A’s Manager Had to Take a Comical Walk of Shame After Ejection Thanks to Tiny Stadium

Andy Nesbitt

Mark Kotsay had to make the long walk back to the A's clubhouse after being ejected from Saturday's game.
Mark Kotsay had to make the long walk back to the A's clubhouse after being ejected from Saturday's game. / @MLB

A's manager Mark Kotsay was ejected from Sunday's game against the Phillies after yelling at the home plate umpire about balls and strikes. Usually when someone is tossed from a MLB game we don't get to see their sad walk back to the clubhouse. But that wasn't the case Saturday thanks to the A's playing in a minor league park in Sacramento.

In case you didn't know, the A's clubhouse at Sutter Health Park is located behind the left field wall. So in order to get there you have to walk through the field, which can lead to some awkward moments.

Poor Mark Kotsay had to do a walk of shame after his ejection, which was captured in this tremendous video:

That is just hilarious.

The A's are scheduled to play in Sacramento until the 2028 season when they will move to Las Vegas. Seems like this walk of shame could happen a lot more before then.

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ANDY NESBITT

Andy Nesbitt is the assistant managing editor of audience engagement at Sports Illustrated. He works closely with the Breaking and Trending News team to shape SI’s daily coverage across all sports. A 20-year veteran of the sports media business, he has worked for Fox Sports, For the Win, The Boston Globe and NBC Sports, having joined SI in February 2023. Nesbitt is a golf fanatic who desperately wants to see the Super Bowl played on a Saturday night.

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