bj birdy gained wider notoriety on may 22, 1993, when he was ejected from a blue jays game against the minnesota twins for trying to influence an umpire's call on a caught line drive. in the bottom of the first inning, umpire jim mckean ruled that twins infielder david mccarty didn't catch a line drive hit by roberto alomar, ruling the play a hit. although the ruling favoured his team, bj birdy was caught up in the excitement of the play and attempted to get the crowd to make the "hit" ruling just as mckean was actually making the ruling. mckean still took exception to the antic, ejecting bj birdy from the game, which the jays still won 7-0.