MLB Twitter enraged by college baseball player’s ejection for phantom excessive celebration call: "Let these guys enjoy this stuff" "Ridiculous" 

While MLB spring training is just getting going, college baseball is already in full swing in many warm-weather locales. With games, comes controversy. We have an early entry in "most unnecessary ejection" of 2023.

Washington Huskies first baseman Will Simpson was ejected after hitting a two-run home run against the Santa Clara Broncos. He celebrated the dinger that tied the game at 6-6. While there was nothing particularly flamboyant about Simpson's rounding of the bases, he was ejected after crossing home plate.

Washington manager Jason Kelly was also ejected by the umpire. NCAA umpires have been told to crack down on "excessive celebrations," particularly during home runs. However, Simpson's ejection had NCAA and MLB fans wondering what was so excessive about his actions?

Many NCAA and MLB fans thought it would only be fair if umpires could be ejected for unfair rulings, much like managers and players can be run out of the game by umpires for behaving poorly.

However, some MLB and NCAA fans who are also parents "thanked" the umpire for setting a better example and saving their children from being encouraged to engage in unruly behavior. However, it feels like this appreciation is delivered with tongue firmly in cheek.

It's been a long-running debate among baseball fans – how much celebration is too much? Do baseball players need to have their actions governed closely, or should players be left to parse their own brand of justice if they are being embarrassed by an opponent's celebration?

Does MLB need to better govern celebrations?

Ronald Acuna Jr. of the Atlanta Braves flips his bat after hitting a home run.

Home run celebrations have become more and more carnival-like in MLB over the past several years. Teams carry home run hitters in wheelbarrows or carts, also bestowing large chains, festive jackets or hats upon them. There's become a spirit of one-upmanship among major league teams as to who performs the best dugout celebrations.

And then, of course, there's the bat flip. At one time, a bat flip was a near-guarantee of an immediate brawl, or the offending batter getting hit by the next pitch that he saw – which then led to a brawl.

With pitchers hands nearly tied when it comes to keeping batter behavior under control, who is to determine how much celebrating is too much? What do you think? Can a batter ever go to far when celebrating a big hit?