LEADING OFF: MLB looks into GM's ejection, Brock mourned

A look at what's happening around the majors on Monday:

BOXED OUT

Major League Baseball is looking into the circumstances that led to Washington Nationals general manager Mike Rizzo being ejected from a luxury box in Atlanta for yelling at umpires.

Rizzo was tossed in the seventh inning Sunday. Veteran crew chief Joe West said he told the commissioner’s office on Friday that Rizzo had been hollering at the umps earlier in the Nationals-Braves series.

“I wouldn’t take that from a player. I wouldn’t take that from a manager,” West told The Associated Press. “If it was Donald Trump, I’d eject him, too. But I’d still vote for him.”

MLB said it had started an inquiry.

“We have already been in communication with the Nationals regarding what transpired during today’s game, and we will speak with the umpiring crew today,” MLB said in a statement. “We will expect Joe West’s crew to provide a full account of their perspective, and we will follow up with them accordingly.”

FOND FAREWELL

The Cardinals are mourning the loss of Hall of Fame outfielder Lou Brock, who died at 81. The speedy outfielder held the major league records for stolen bases in a season and a career until Rickey Henderson reset them.

“Lou Brock was one of the most revered members of the St. Louis Cardinals organization and one of the very best to ever wear the Birds on the Bat,” owner William O. DeWitt Jr. said.

Brock died less than a week after Hall of Fame pitcher Tom Seaver’s death at 75.

During their stellar careers, Brock and Seaver faced each other 157 times -- the most prolific batter/pitcher matchups for either star. Brock hit .250 against Seaver, with 10 doubles, one home run and 21 strikeouts.

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