1 , ▁manager ▁Ron ▁Washington ▁announced ▁that ▁We aver ▁would ▁start ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁All - Star ▁Game ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁League . ▁In ▁his ▁one ▁sc or eless ▁in ning ▁of ▁work ▁at ▁the ▁All - Star ▁Game , ▁We aver ▁had ▁one ▁strike out ▁( Car los ▁Bel tr án ), ▁one ▁walk ▁( M att ▁K emp ) ▁and ▁no ▁hits . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁Detroit ▁Tig ers , ▁We aver ▁gave ▁up ▁a ▁solo ▁home - run ▁to ▁Carlos ▁Gu ill én ▁who ▁watched ▁the ▁home - run ▁and ▁then ▁st ared ▁at ▁We aver ▁as ▁he ▁f li pped ▁his ▁bat , ▁ups et ting ▁We aver . ▁We aver ▁ex changed ▁words ▁with ▁Gu ill en ▁as ▁he ▁made ▁his ▁tro t ▁around ▁the ▁b ags , ▁and ▁the ▁home ▁plate ▁u mp ire ▁issued ▁warnings ▁to ▁both ▁d ug outs . ▁The ▁first ▁pitch ▁to ▁the ▁next ▁batter , ▁Alex ▁Av ila , ▁was ▁thrown ▁just ▁over ▁Av ila ' s ▁head . ▁Av ila ▁du ck ed , ▁and ▁We aver ▁was ▁immediately ▁e ject ed ▁from ▁the ▁game ▁by ▁home - plate ▁u mp ire ▁Hunter ▁Wend el sted t , ▁along ▁with ▁Ang els ▁Manager ▁Mike ▁Sci os cia . ▁We aver ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁six ▁games ▁because ▁of ▁the ▁incident . ▁ ▁In ▁August ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Jer ed ▁We aver ▁signed ▁an ▁$ 8 5