Marlins player Dane Myers breaks ankle after kicking locker room door

Miami Marlins acrobat Dane Myers was ejected for arguing with the home plate umpire on Saturday during a game against the The Cincinnati Reds.

However, in an unusual reaction, he will now miss several weeks of action due to a knee-jerk reaction: he fractured his ankle after kicking the dressing room door in frustration.

What triggered Myers’ anger?

Myers argued angrily with the referee, Derek Thomas, on what he considered a bad third strike call. The player asked that they consult the first base umpire Brennan Miller. However, the head arbitrator maintained his position and refused to seek a second opinion.

This provoked the fury of the player, who raised his voice and, in the middle of the argument, was sent off. After the match, Myers He said he expressed his anger by kicking the door of the visitors’ locker room at Great American Ball Park and that the force of the blow left him with a broken ankle.

Therefore, Myers He could now miss six to eight weeks of activity. Besides, when he resumed, his swing seemed to have completely crossed the plate, so the decision seems to have been the right one.

This season Myers He was productive even when he saw limited action with the Marlins: In 40 games, he racked up 95 plate appearances, hitting .265/.337/.422 (OPS+ of 109). He hit two home runs and stole five bases. Defensively, he covered all three outfield positions.

However, his absence poses serious problems in the Marlins’ batting order, which has been struggling offensively, so the loss of any moderately effective hitter, such as MyersThis is bad news.

Unlike what they did in 2023, when they reached the playoffs, the The Marlins are now mired at the bottom of the NL East and everything indicates that they will remain there during the second half of the season.