MLB Ejection 064 - Bruce Dreckman (2; James Rowson)

HP Umpire Bruce Dreckman ejected Yankees hitting coach James Rowson (strike one call to Jasson Domínguez; QOCN) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #RedSox-#Yankees game. With none out and one on, Yankees batter Domínguez took a 1-0 fastball from Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and belt-high (px 0.92, pz 2.74), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Red Sox were leading, 8-3. The Red Sox ultimately won the contest, 10-7.

 

This is Bruce Dreckman (1)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 0.07 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 64th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 13th coach ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 32 Managers, 13 Coaches, 19 Players.

This is New York's 4th ejection of 2025, 4th in the AL East (NYY 4; BAL, TB, TOR 3; BOS 2).

This is James Rowson's 1st ejection since August 7, 2024 (Tripp Gibson; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Bruce Dreckman's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since April 30 (Oliver Marmol; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees, 6/7/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 063 - Gabe Morales (1; Brian Snitker)

HP Umpire Gabe Morales ejected Braves manager Brian Snitker (ball two call to Willy Adames; QOCY) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Braves-#Giants game. With two out and none on, Giants batter Adames took a 1-2 sinker from Braves pitcher Bryce Elder for a called second ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and above the hollow beneath the knee (px 0.83, pz 1.79 [sz_bot 1.77]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Giants were leading, 1-0. The Giants ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

 

This is Gabe Morales (47)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 1.00 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 63rd ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 32nd manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 32 Managers, 12 Coaches, 19 Players.

This is Atlanta's 1st ejection of 2025, 3rd in the NL East (MIA, WAS 2; ATL, PHI 1; NYM 0).

This is Brian Snitker's 1st ejection since August 7, 2024 (Brian Walsh; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Gabe Morales' 1st ejection since August 21, 2024 (Skip Schumaker; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants, 6/7/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 062 - Jordan Baker (3; Ryan Jeffers)

HP Umpire Jordan Baker ejected Twins PH Ryan Jeffers (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #BlueJays-#Twins game. With none out and two on, Twins batter Jeffers took a 3-2 knuckle curve from Blue Jays pitcher Brendon Little for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and at the hollow beneath the knee (px 0.64, pz 1.41 [sz_bot 1.57 / RAD 1.45 / MOE 1.37]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Blue Jays were leading, 6-3. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 6-4.

 

This is Jordan Baker (71)'s 3rd ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 0.48 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 62nd ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 19th player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 31 Managers, 12 Coaches, 19 Players.

This is Minnesota's 5th ejection of 2025, 1st in the AL Central (MIN 5; CWS, KC 2; DET 1; CLE 0).

This is Ryan Jeffers' 1st career MLB ejection.

This is Jordan Baker's 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 19 (Matt Quatraro; QOC = Y [Obstruction]).

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins, 6/6/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 060-1 - Chad Fairchild (1-2; MIA x2)

HP Umpire Chad Fairchild ejected Marlins 2B Xavier Edwards and manager Clayton McCullough (runner's lane interference call; QOCN) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Marlins-#Rays game. With none out and one on, Marlins batter Edwards bunted a 0-0 fastball from Rays pitcher Zack Littell on the ground to Littell, who threw to first baseman Jonathan Aranda as batter-runner Edwards arrived at first base, resulting in a collision between Edwards and Aranda as the ball caromed into right field, ruled runner's lane interference by HP Umpire Fairchild. Replays indicate the batter-runner may have run outside of the expanded runner's lane (e.g., on the infield grass), but that the pitcher's low throw could not have reasonably retired the runner, the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Rays were leading, 1-0. The Rays ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

 

These are Chad Fairchild (4)'s 1st and 2nd ejections of 2025.

*Official Baseball Rule 5.09(a)(11): "The batter is out when in running the last half of the distance from home base to first base, while the ball is being fielded to first base, they run outside (to the right of) the three-foot line, or inside (to the left of) the foul line, and in the umpire’s judgment in so doing interfere with the fielder taking the throw at first base, in which case the ball is dead."

2024 MLB Rules Change: The runner's lane has been expanded to include the dirt in fair territory.

Wendelstedt Umpire Manual Interpretation: "The determination is not whether the throw is true, but whether it could still reasonably retire the runner."

These are the 60th and 61st ejection reports of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 18th player & 31st manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 31 Managers, 12 Coaches, 18 Players.

This is Miami's 1/2nd ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL East (MIA, WAS 2; PHI 1; ATL, NYM 0).

This is Xavier Edwards' 1st career MLB ejection.

This is Clayton McCullough's 1st career MLB ejection.

This is Chad Fairchild's 1st ejection since July 11, 2024 (Miguel Cairo; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Miami Marlins vs Tampa Bay Rays, 6/6/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 059 - Chad Whitson (1; Barry Enright)

HP Umpire Chad Whitson ejected Angels pitching coach Barry Enright (ball four call to Rob Refsnyder; QOCN) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Angels-#RedSox game. With two out and two on, Red Sox batter Refsnyder took a 3-2 slider from Angels pitcher Reid Detmers for a called fourth ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and at the hollow beneath the knee (px -0.58, pz 1.74 [sz_bot 1.58 / RAD 1.46 / MOE 1.54]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Angels were leading, 7-5. The Angels ultimately won the contest, 7-6.

 

This is Chad Whitson (62)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 2.40 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 59th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 12th coach ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 30 Managers, 12 Coaches, 17 Players.

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

This is Barry Enright's 1st ejection since Sept 25, 2024 (Edwin Moscoso; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Chad Whitson's 1st ejection since August 15, 2023 (Gabe Kapler; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Los Angeles Angels vs Boston Red Sox, 6/2/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 058 - Nic Lentz (2; Taylor Walls)

HP Umpire Nic Lentz ejected Rays SS Taylor Walls (strike one call; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Rays-#Astros game. With one out and none on, Rays batter Walls took a 0-0 slider from Astros pitcher Josh Hader for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and at the hollow beneath the knee (px 0.73, pz 1.45 [sz_bot 1.53 / RAD 1.41]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Astros were leading, 1-0. The Astros ultimately won the contest, 1-0.

 

This is Nic Lentz (59)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 1.68 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 58th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 17th player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 30 Managers, 11 Coaches, 17 Players.This is Tampa Bay's 3rd ejection of 2025, 4th in the AL East (BAL, NYY, TB, TOR 3; BOS 2).

This is Taylor Walls' first career MLB ejection.

This is Nic Lentz's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since April 7 (Rocco Baldelli; QOC = Y [Pitch Clock]).

Wrap: Tampa Bay Rays vs Houston Astros, 6/1/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 057 - Tom Hanahan (1; Tyler Soderstrom)

HP Umpire Tom Hanahan ejected Athletics 1B Tyler Soderstrom (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Athletics-#BlueJays game. With one out and one on, A's batter Soderstrom took a 3-2 splitter from Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px -0.06, pz 1.57 [sz_bot 1.52 / RAD 1.40]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Athletics were leading, 1-0. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 8-4.

 

This is Tom Hanahan (69)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 3.00 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 57th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 16th player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 30 Managers, 11 Coaches, 16 Players.

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

This is Tyler Soderstrom's first career MLB ejection.

This is Tom Hanahan's 1st ejection since June 12, 2024 (Mark Kotsay; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Whatever City Athletics vs Toronto Blue Jays, 6/1/25 | Video as follows: