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Pirates Flowers Suffers 2-Game Suspension Saturday, August 9th , 2025 The Pittsburgh (GCL) Pirates were not very happy with the home plate umpire in today's loss to Toronto (GCL) at Pirate City Complex. One in particular -- Tim Flowers. Upon being called out on strikes, the Pirates shortstop gave the ump quite an earful. For that, the man in blue gave him the thumb and sent him to an early shower. But the disgruntled Flowers lingered on the field for another five minutes, berating the umpire. Finally his manager got him off the field and into the clubhouse. But it got worse after the game, when Flowers told reporters, "He was awful out there. They played 'Three Blind Mice' for him." For his escapades and after-the-game oration, the league office suspended Flowers for 2 games. This year, Flowers is batting .478 with no home runs. He has scored 3 runs and driven in 3. |
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