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

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.

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.

Jose Altuve was ejected during a Tuesday night game against the San Diego Padres for showing an umpire his bare foot.

Dan Le Batard reacts to Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve getting ejected in the 9th inning of Tuesday's game after removing his shoe to protest an umpire's call.

Jose Altuve of the Houston Astros grounded out Tuesday against the San Diego Padres to strand a runner at second base and leave the score tied at 3-3 before the bottom of the ninth inning. But the superstar argued that he fouled the ball off his foot and tried a bit of weird show-and-tell: He shed his shoe and sock,

The Houston Astros had their third ejection in three days, but this time was pure cinema. With two outs, a runner in scoring position and a tie ball game in the ninth inning against the San Diego Padres,