Bryce Harper ejected for first time as a Philadelphia Phillie

After striking out twice in his first two at-bats, Bryce Harper had apparently reached his boiling point by the fourth inning of Monday's game against the New York Mets. 

When Philadelphia Phillies teammate Cesar Hernandez took a pitch he thought was high for a strike, Harper's barking from the dugout got him tossed from the game by home plate umpire Mark Carlson. 

Manager Gabe Kapler came out to argue, followed quickly by an irate Harper — who had to be restrained, first by Kapler and then by a couple members of the Phillies. 

It marked the first ejection for Harper in a Phillies uniform, and the first time a Phils player had been ejected from a game in nearly four years.

"It just can't happen," Harper said of his ejection. "I got to stay in."

Teammate Jake Arrieta agreed.

"Look, I mean, he's got to understand we need him in right field," Arrieta said. "I don't care how bad the umpire is. He wasn't great for either side. I'm out there trying to make pitches, and he misses some calls. So what? We need him out there. I need him in right field, I need him at the plate, and he wasn’t there. So that hurts."

The Associated Press contributed to this report. Follow Gardner on Twitter @SteveAGardner