Houston Astros' Jose Altuve points at his foot after taking his sock and shoe off during the ninth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Tuesday, Sept. 17, 2024, in San Diego. Altuve was ejected along with Astros manager Joe Espada after arguing a groundout by Altuve was fouled off his foot. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull) AP

MLB players get ejected fairly often. It's something one can say they see almost everyday. But a player getting tossed after removing his cleat and sock on the

Houston 2B Jose Altuve got himself tossed from Tuesday's game for trying to show umpire Brennan Miller exactly where a batted ball hit him.

A slow motion replay shown on the Astros' broadcast made it clear that the ball did deflect off the toe area of Altuve's foot, validating his claim that the play should have been ruled dead and he should have been allowed to continue his at-bat.

Jose Altuve was ejected after disputing an umpire's call and removing his sock to show a supposed foul off his foot during an Astros game.

Houston Astros slugger Jose Altuve was ejected for protesting a foul ball that was incorrectly called fair, and went to extreme measures to do so.