BERKELEY — A Little League baseball manager has been charged with assault after he allegedly slapped a 17-year-old umpire who had ejected him from a recent game in Ocean County, the APP.com reports.

Thomas Murphy, 43, of the Bayville section of Berkeley Township, faces two counts of simple assault, the report said.

Witnesses reportedly told police they saw Murphy “strike the 17-year-old umpire with an open right hand to his right ear.”

Authorities said the umpire did not require medical treatment, APP.com reported.

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Murphy — who coaches the Mets Little League team — was picked up at his home after he left the field after the incident.

The baseball players who witnessed the alleged assault were between the ages of 10 and 12 years old, authorities said.

According to witness accounts, the umpire ejected a coach from the game following a dispute over a call. When the empire walked away, Murphy allegedly smacked him in the ear.

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