Jose Altuve of the Astros was ejected in a wild scene after removing his sock and cleat. "They missed that call," he said.

Under his sock, the proof was for Houston Astros second baseman Jose Altuve.

During the ninth inning of Tuesday's game against the San Diego Padres, Altuve, 34, tried to convince plate umpire Brennan Miller that he grounded out to third for the final out due to the ball hitting his foot, but Miller was not convinced.

So, Altuve attempted to prove his point.

After the game, he said, "I was anticipating to take my batting glove to show that I got hit, just like sometimes you do when you're hit in the hand."

"As I battled against Suarez, the closer, in the ninth inning with the winning run on second base, I couldn't help but think that it was impossible to get a hit and drive the run in to win the game."

Immediately after taking off his sock and cleat, Altuve walked over to Miller to show him, resulting in both Altuve and manager Joe Espada being ejected.

"I got a foul ball because it hit my foot and they took it away from me. I don't believe that can happen. There are four players on the field and you can see the change of direction on the ball. Please make the correct call."

After the game, Espada maintained that it was the wrong call

"The flight of the ball is what you need to see once it hits the foot. I don't understand why you don't get it. This is the second time this year. I respect the umpires for their hard work, but there are four of them. You need to be able to see the ball to make the call. The umpires missed that call."

In the 10th inning, Grae Kessinger replaced Altuve and scored the go-ahead run, helping the Astros win 4-3 over the Padres.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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