MLB Ejection 119 - John Libka (2; Kevin Gausman)

HP Umpire John Bacon ejected Blue Jays bench player/pitcher Kevin Gausman (balls/strikes; QOCU) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Dodgers-#BlueJays game.* With none out and none on, Louis Varland and Brendon Little pitching, Dodgers batter Alex Freeland walked, Shohei Ohtani singled, Mookie Betts reached on a fielder's choice, Freddie Freeman walked, Will Smith walked, Max Muncy struck out, Teoscar Hernández hit a sacrifice fly, and Michael Conforto lined out. At the time of the ejection, the Dodgers were leading, 5-1. The Dodgers ultimately won the contest, 5-1.

This is John Libka (84)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

*This ejection was reported by Sportsnet, but does not appear in the box score.

This is the 119th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 37th player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 62 Managers, 20 Coaches, 37 Players.

This is Toronto's 6th ejection of 2025, 2nd in the AL East (NYY 10; BOS, TOR 6; BAL 5; TB 3).

This is Kevin Gausman's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since April 27 (Chris Conroy; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is John Libka's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 16 (Don Kelly; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Box: Toronto Blue Jays vs Los Angeles Dodgers, 8/8/25 | There is No Video of This Ejection.

MLB Ejection 118 - Andy Fletcher (1; Mike Tauchman)

3B Umpire Andy Fletcher ejected White Sox RF Mike Tauchman (check swing strike three call) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Guardians-#WhiteSox game. With two out and the bases loaded, White Sox batter Tauchman attempted to check his swing on a 1-2 sweeper from Guardians pitcher Matt Festa, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Jansen Visconti and called a swinging strike on appeal by 3B umpire Fletcher. At the time of the ejection, the Guardians were leading, 9-4. The Guardians ultimately won the contest, 9-5.

This is Andy Fletcher (49)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

This is the 118th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 36th player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 62 Managers, 20 Coaches, 36 Players.

This is Chicago's 4th ejection of 2025, 2nd in the AL Central (MIN 5; CWS 4; DET, KC 2; CLE 0).

This is Mike Tauchman's first career MLB ejection.

This is Andy Fletcher's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 29 (JP Crawford; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Box: Cleveland Guardians vs Chicago White Sox, 8/8/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 117 - Carlos Torres (4; Joshua Miller)

1B Umpire Carlos Torres ejected Astros pitching coach Joshua Miller (check swing ball two call to Otto Lopez) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Astros-#Marlins game. With none out and none on, Marlins batter Lopez attempted to check his swing on a 1-0 slider from Astros pitcher Bennett Sousa, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Willie Traynor and affirmed on appeal as no swing by 1B Umpire Torres. At the time of the ejection, the Marlins were leading, 6-4. The Marlins ultimately won the contest, 6-4.

This is Carlos Torres (37)'s 4th ejection of 2025.

This is the 117th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 20th coach ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 62 Managers, 20 Coaches, 35 Players.

This is Houston's 2nd ejection of 2025, 4th in the AL West (LAA 5; OAK 4; TEX 3; HOU, SEA 2).

This is Joshua Miller's 1st ejection since Sept 15, 2024 (Dan Iassogna; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

This is Carlos Torres' 4th ejection of 2025, 1st since May 28 (Terry Francona; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Box: Houston Astros vs Miami Marlins, 8/6/25 | Video as follows:

Jen Pawol is First Woman to Umpire MLB Regular Season Game

Jen Pawol will be the first woman to umpire MLB regular season baseball during the Marlins-Braves game in Atlanta this weekend, a move generations in the making. Here's a brief history of why it took so long and why women and minorities—including Angel Hernandez—had to keep suing professional baseball for a chance to take the field.

Bernice Gera, who in 1972 was the first woman to officiate a minor league game had to file litigation against professional baseball in order to compel the powers that be to allow her onto the field.

At the time, Hall of Fame Umpire Al Barlick allegedly said Gera "belongs in the kitchen — where all women belong, or most of them." Years later, Barlick allegedly told then-minor leaguer Al Clark, "I’ll tell you one thing. As long as I’m alive, there will never be another f*n’ Jew umpire in my league."

Barlick served as a National League supervisor after retirement from umpiring on the field and was partially responsible for hiring decisions. He was inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 1989, despite his history of purportedly sexist and racist statements.

And THAT level of systemic discrimination has been baseball's rot-from-within for years and decades.

Since then, several women, including Pam Postema who made it all the way to Triple-A in the late 1980s, have been stopped short of the major leagues, though multiple sex discrimination lawsuits filed by Postema and others have resulted in settlements along the way.

When Angel Hernandez sued baseball alleging racially-motivated discrimination in 2017, it served as a turning point in how the league treats marginalized groups working their way through the umpiring ranks. In addition to promotions of minority crew chiefs Alfonso Márquez, Laz Diaz, and Kerwin Danley in the years that followed (after a decades-long gap without a non-white chief), professional baseball changed its hiring outlook, both at the MLB level and the MiLB level, with more diverse classes each year.

If you haven't yet read our analysis of Angel Hernandez's lawsuit against MLB alleging racial discrimination, and discussing baseball's historical trend toward a nearly-universal umpiring underrepresentation of protected classes, you might want to consult the following links:
Related Post: Angel Hernandez, MLB, and Discrimination (Part 1) (7/12/17).
Related Post: Angel Hernandez, MLB, and Discrimination (Part 2) (7/13/17).

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MLB Ejection 116 - Alfonso Márquez (2; Jordan Beck)

HP Umpire Alfonso Márquez ejected Rockies LF Jordan Beck (strike three call; QOCN) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Pirates-#Rockies game. With two out and two on, Rockies batter Beck took a 2-2 sinker from Pirates pitcher Carmen Mlodzinski 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 0.39, pz 1.51 [sz_bot 1.75 / RAD 1.63 / MOE 1.55]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Pirates were leading, 8-5. The Pirates ultimately won the contest, 9-5.

This is Alfonso Márquez (72)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

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

This is the 116th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 35th player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 62 Managers, 19 Coaches, 35 Players.

This is Rockies' 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL West (SD 7; ARI, SF 4; LAD 3; COL 2).

This is Jordan Beck's first career MLB ejection.

This is Alfonso Márquez's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since June 26 (Clayton McCullough; QOC = U [Warnings]).

Box: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Colorado Rockies, 8/3/25 | Video as follows: