Manny Gonzalez worked four innings in 90-degree heat and humidity Monday night before his vision went blurry behind the plate.
The home plate umpire left the Padres-Reds series opener Aug. 31 at Great American Ball Park with heat exhaustion, MLB umpire supervisor Randy Marsh said. The game stopped for 14 minutes and finished with a three-man crew. MLB said Gonzalez suffered heat illness and was receiving care.
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It was 90 degrees with 61% humidity at first pitch in Cincinnati.
As the Reds took the field for the top of the fifth, Gonzalez was in trouble. Third-base umpire Tom Hanahan got to him first. Reds head trainer Sean McQueeney…
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