MLB Ejection 108 - Willie Traynor (1; Terry Francona)

HP Umpire Willie Traynor ejected Reds manager Terry Francona (ball three call to Josh Lowe; QOCN) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Rays-#Reds game. With one out and two on, Rays batter Josh Lowe took a 2-2 cutter from Reds pitcher Graham Ashcroft for a called third ball, before hitting an RBI single. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and below the midpoint (px -0.62, pz 3.56 [sz_top 3.67 / RAD 3.79 / MOE 3.71]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 2-2. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 6-2.

This is Willie Traynor (45)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 3.53 horizontal or 1.80 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 108th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 58th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 58 Managers, 17 Coaches, 33 Players.

This is Cincinnati's 4th ejection of 2025, 2nd in the NL Central (CHC 6; CIN, PIT, STL 4; MIL 2).

This is Terry Francona's 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 28 (Carlos Torres; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Willie Traynor's first career MLB ejection.

Box: Tampa Bay Rays vs Cincinnati Reds, 7/26/25 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Traynor's first MLB ejection is Tito Francona after Rays RBI single