# Baseball Game Turns Ugly as 39YO Pro Charges Umpire

> 39-year-old MLB player charges umpire after disputed pitch in Venezuelan league game.
- Title: Baseball Game Turns Ugly as 39YO Pro Charges Umpire | Shortify
- Summary: 39-year-old MLB player charges umpire after disputed pitch in Venezuelan league game. 39-year-old baseball player Yangervis Solarte was ejected for arguing a…
- Keywords: yangervis solarte, tigres de aragua, tiburones de la guaira, mlb, venezuelan professional baseball league, estadio jose pérez colmenares, maracay, umpire, ejection, baseball game, venezuelan league, lvbp 2026-2027
- Source: EssentiallySports — https://essentiallysports.com/mlb-baseball-news-things-turn-ugly-at-baseball-game-as-thirty-nine-yo-pro-charges-towards-umpire-in-heated-scenes
- Author: Utsav Gupta
- Published: 2026-10-19T05:57:34+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: yangervis solarte, tigres de aragua, tiburones de la guaira, mlb, venezuelan professional baseball league, estadio jose pérez colmenares, maracay, umpire, ejection, baseball game, venezuelan league, lvbp 2026-2027
## 39-year-old player charges umpire
Yangervis Solarte, a 39-year-old veteran infielder with 620 mlb hits and 6.7 career war, protested a pitch call in a venezuelan professional baseball league game.

> a fourth pitch that appeared to miss the strike zone
## Ejection in Venezuelan League Game
Home plate umpire Leonardo Nieves ejected Solarte after a disputed pitch call during a 5-4 victory for Tigres de Aragua over Tiburones de La Guaira.

> tigres de aragua won 5-4
## Previous Ejection History
Solarte was previously ejected in 2015 for arguing a pitch call during a game with the St. Louis Cardinals.

> this was the first ejection of his career
## Tigres' Two-Game Sweep
Tigres de Aragua completed a two-game sweep over Tiburones de La Guaira with a 5-4 victory in Maracay.

> tigres improved their record to 5-1
## Key takeaway

39-year-old baseball player Yangervis Solarte was ejected for arguing a pitch call during a Venezuelan league game, ending a close 5-4 victory for Tigres de Aragua.