MLB Ejection 048 - Will Little (1; Justin Viele)

HP Umpire Will Little ejected Rangers hitting coach Justin Viele (strike three call to Josh Jung; QOCY) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #BlueJays-#Rangers game. With two out and none on, Rangers batter Jung took a 1-2 splitter from Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and below the hollow beneath the knee (px 0.32, pz 1.48 [sz_bot 1.53 / RAD 1.41]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Blue Jays were leading, 2-1. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 2-1.

 

This is Will Little (93)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 1.80 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 48th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 11th coach ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 25 Managers, 11 Coaches, 12 Players.

This is Texas' 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st in the AL West (TEX 2; HOU, LAA, OAK, SEA 1).

This is Justin Viele's first career MLB ejection.

This is Will Little's 1st ejection since July 12, 2024 (Brandon Hyde; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs Texas Rangers, 5/26/25 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Viele ejected from dugout arguing strike three that turned out to be correct