 During a game between the Toronto Blue Jays and Minnesota Twins on May 21, 2016, Toronto third baseman and reigning American League MVP Josh Donaldson made a comment towards the Minnesota dugout after a first inning groundout.Basner, thinking Donaldson was addressing him, ejected him from the game, a game Toronto would go on to lose.Basner's wife later bragged about the incident on social media, referring to her husband as a "boss"; she closed all of her social media accounts soon after.