Cubs assistant coach John Mallee ejected from game against the Cardinals

CHICAGO AP Chicago Cubs assistant hitting coach John Mallee was ejected from a encounter against the St Louis Cardinals on Sunday night In the bottom of the third inning Cubs left fielder Ian Happ hit a grounder to first with the bases loaded and no outs As Willson Contreras attempted to apply the tag Happ dove out of the way but was ruled out for leaving the basepath A heated conversation ensued between Cubs manager Craig Counsell and first base umpire Adam Hamari and Mallee was ejected in the aftermath The play was ruled a groundout as Chicago took a - lead over the Cardinals The -year-old Mallee has been the Cubs assistant hitting coach since He also was a member of Chicago s coaching staff from to and was a part of the World Series championship club AP MLB https apnews com hub mlb Source