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.

Altuve proceeded to argue his case with Miller and was soon joined by Astros manager Joe Espada. Altuve appeared to let his manager take over the argument, but it turned out he was just preparing a, er, visual aid for Miller, in the form of taking off both the shoe and sock of his left foot.

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 Astros infielder Jose Altuve took offense to a perceived missed call by the home plate umpire and was tossed for his unconventional behavior.

Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve was ejected after making the final out of the top of the ninth inning on a grounder to third against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night.