He knows his job, and he does it well. That is, unless some spoilsport were to throw a wrench into his adorable workflow.

On Tuesday, Finn was out dutifully doing his thing at a minor league game between the Las Vegas Aviators and Sacramento River Cats when a game official inexplicably decided to flip the script.

Just as Finn was running out to fetch a discarded bat, the home plate umpire stooped down and picked it up before he got there, tossing it from the sweet pup's reach.

Finn had been snubbed — and folks in the stands were none too happy about it; their chorus of boos directed at the official made it quite clear.

Here's that moment on video: