MLB Ejection 127 - Tom Hanahan (2; Matt Quatraro)

2B Umpire Tom Hanahan ejected Royals manager Matt Quatraro (obstruction no-call on Colson Montgomery; QOCN) in the bottom of the 5th inning of the #WhiteSox-#Royals game. With none out and none on, during Mike Yastrzemski's at-bat, Royals baserunner R1 Kyle Isbel attempted to steal second base, thrown out by catcher Edgar Quero to shortstop Montgomery. Replays indicate that prior to receiving the throw, Montgomery obstructed baserunner Isbel, the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Royals were leading, 2-1. The Royals ultimately won the contest, 3-1.

This is Tom Hanahan (69)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

*Official Baseball Rules Definition: "OBSTRUCTION is the act of a fielder who, while not in possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the ball, impedes the progress of any runner."

This is the 127th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 68th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 68 Managers, 21 Coaches, 38 Players.

This is Kansas City's 3rd ejection of 2025, 2nd in the AL Central (MIN 6; CWS 4; KC 3; DET 2; CLE 0).

This is Matt Quatraro's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 19 (Jordan Baker; QOC = Y [Obstruction]).

This is Tom Hanahan's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since June 1 (Tyler Soderstrom; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Box: Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals, 8/15/25 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Matt Quatraro ejected arguing another obstruction no-call on base blocking play