Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol blasts MLB umpire for poor sportsmanship: ‘He has zero class’

The feud betwixt St. Louis Cardinals head Oliver Marmol and 1 MLB umpire is already heating up, pinch Marmol calling nan charismatic retired for his "lack of people arsenic a man" complete an evident snub during nan Cardinals' outpouring training play opener complete nan weekend.

Marmol, 36, did not clasp backmost erstwhile detailing nan relationship he had pinch umpire C.B. Bucknor earlier nan commencement of Saturday’s crippled against nan Washington Nationals wherever Bucknor refused to shingle his manus during nan lineup paper exchange.

Third guidelines umpire Jeff Nelson, right, steps successful betwixt head Oliver Marmol of nan St. Louis Cardinals, center, and location sheet umpire C.B. Bucknor during an statement aft Marmol was ejected during nan 3rd inning of a crippled against nan Arizona Diamondbacks astatine Chase Field connected Aug. 21, 2022, successful Phoenix. (Norm Hall / Getty Images)

"I went into that crippled beautiful definite of my thoughts connected him arsenic an umpire," Marmol said. "They weren’t very good, and it shows his deficiency of people arsenic a man. I chose my words wisely. I conscionable don’t deliberation he’s bully astatine his job, and it conscionable showed his deficiency of people arsenic a man."

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The duo is intelligibly not connected bully position pursuing their past relationship successful August erstwhile Bucknor ejected Marmol from a crippled aft he protested a onslaught telephone by Bucknor against Nolan Arenado. 

Manager Oliver Marmol of nan St. Louis Cardinals, right, argues pinch location sheet umpire C.B. Bucknor aft being ejected during nan 3rd inning of a crippled against nan Arizona Diamondbacks astatine Chase Field connected Aug. 21, 2022, successful Phoenix. (Norm Hall / Getty Images)

Marmol explained Saturday that shaking Bucknor’s manus had small to do pinch keeping nan bid and much to do pinch bully sportsmanship. 

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"It’s not an oliva branch," he said. "It’s conscionable respect. You tin person disagreements. You still spell to location plate. Any clip I get thrown retired of a game, I will spell to location sheet nan adjacent time for that very purpose. It’s unfortunate."

"I went retired to location to shingle his hand. He didn’t want to. He has zero class."

Manager Oliver Marmol of nan St. Louis Cardinals, right, argues pinch location sheet umpire C.B. Bucknor aft being ejected during nan 3rd inning of a crippled against nan Arizona Diamondbacks astatine Chase Field connected Aug. 21, 2022, successful Phoenix. (Norm Hall / Getty Images)

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The icy relations seemingly had nary effect connected nan remainder of nan unit – Marmol shook hands pinch nan different 3 umps.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.