MLB Ejection 080 - Ryan Blakney (1; Lawrence Butler)

HP Umpire Ryan Blakney ejected Athletics RF Lawrence Butler (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 5th inning of the #Guardians-#Athletics game. With two out and one on, A's batter Butler took a 3-2 fastball from Guardians pitcher Luis L Ortiz for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px 0.32, pz 1.54 [sz_bot 1.65 / RAD 1.53]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Guardians were leading, 4-0. The Guardians ultimately won the contest, 4-2.

  

This is Ryan Blakney (36)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 1.08 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 80th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 24th player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 42 Managers, 14 Coaches, 24 Players.

This is Oakland's 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st in the AL West (OAK, TEX 3; LAA, SEA, 2; HOU 1).

This is Lawrence Butler's 1st ejection since April 23, 2024 (John Tumpane; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Ryan Blakney's 1st ejection since May 4, 2024 (Aaron Judge; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Cleveland Guardians vs Oakland Athletics, 6/21/25 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Butler tossed after pointing to how low his 3rd strikeout of the game was