Eli5 Why do baseball players & coaches always argue with the referee?

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I always see clips of baseball players arguing with a referee and then getting ejected, but I’ve never once seen a coach or player convince a referee they’re wrong.

Why bother? Surely you know that you’re not gonna change their mind and that you can get ejected pretty easily and that gotta be worse than stifling your ego for a moment just copping the decision.

I’m Australian and don’t really watch baseball so I apologise if any nomenclature is incorrect.

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Anonymous 0 Comments

Technically there’s 3 teams on the field

The 2 competing teams and the umps.

They have to defend their teams and it ads drama for the audience.

It also can change the momentum of the game, it’s all mental, similar to e sports. It’s all mental.

NHL fights are similar. It’s drama, it’s action and can possibly change the energy enough for you to have an advantage.

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