1 catcher yorvit torrealba is absolutely stunning .
there 's no doubt baseball can get the best of even the very best on any given day , but whatever explanation and apology torrealba comes up will simply not be good enough .
( ap photo ) the incident , captured in a video that went viral friday on the internet , shows torrealba , playing for leones del caracas in his native country , striking out swinging and then throwing his hand up toward the umpire .
” the texas rangers are investigating an incident in which rangers catcher yorvit torrealba struck an umpire in the face during a winter league game in venezuela .
 
the two men jawed face - to - face for a good fifteen seconds before torrealba struck the umpire in the face mask with the palm of his hand and pushed him away .
here 's video of the incident from the venezuelan league on friday .
the umpire immediately ejects torrealba , leading to a face - to - face confrontation .
asked by the star - telegram if major league baseball or the rangers might take disciplinary action for an incident in a non - mlb game , daniels said : “ depends on circumstances .