Josh Donaldson got ejected for kicking dirt on home plater AFTER hitting a home run

BarDown Staff

MLB

So....here's something you don't see often, if ever, in baseball.

Thursday, the Chicago White Sox had a chance to clinch a playoff berth with a win over the Minnesota Twins. Tied 2-2 in the 6th, Josh Donaldson was up to bat and took a strike that he thought was a ball. Later in the at-bat, Donaldson crushed a homer and did this:

Josh Donaldson did not appreciate a strike call, 2 pitches later he hit a HR and got ejected crossing home plate pic.twitter.com/CitbuyMGZa
— Stu Motown #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) September 17, 2020

Josh Donaldson may be the first and only player in baseball history to get ejected while hitting a home run. Amazing. pic.twitter.com/C8zwgyerQp
— Jared Carrabis (@Jared_Carrabis) September 17, 2020

Chill out, Josh Donaldson pic.twitter.com/Fgfhrd768X
— White Sox Talk (@NBCSWhiteSox) September 17, 2020

We can't say we've ever seen a player get ejected after hitting a home run, but we (and the baseball world) absolutely love it!

Here’s Josh Donaldson getting tossed after hitting a go-ahead homer. (NBCSCH) pic.twitter.com/gURfqyIUKM
— Daryl Van Schouwen (@CST_soxvan) September 17, 2020

I think Josh Donaldson just became my spirit animal.

That was AMAZING!
— Ted (@tlschwerz) September 17, 2020

As a grudge-holder with poor impulse control, I relate to everything Josh Donaldson did there except for the part about hitting the home run.
— Aaron Gleeman (@AaronGleeman) September 17, 2020

Josh Donaldson is a legend. He just covered up the late after hitting a HR to let the ump know he sucks 😂 pic.twitter.com/KxAVyxVrrz
— Marc Luino (@GiraffeNeckMarc) September 17, 2020

(H/T: Chicago White Sox)