Mendoza started going off on Ortiz from the dugout during the top of the fourth inning when a pitch thrown to Mark Vientos on a 3-0 count appeared to be a ball. Vientos prepared to walk to first, but Ortiz called the pitch a strike. Mendoza was clearly upset about the call.

Mets manager Carlos Mendoza was ejected from Saturday's game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in the fourth inning for arguing balls and strikes with home plate umpire Roberto Ortiz.

With the Pirates’ Adam Frazier up with one out in the bottom half of the inning, Ortiz called the first pitch a ball, which seemingly irked Mendoza enough to jaw with the ump, getting tossed before getting his money’s worth in a fiery argument on the field.