MLB Ejection 129 - Dan Iassogna (3; Kevin Cash)

HP Umpire Dan Iassogna ejected Rays manager Kevin Cash (strike two call to Chandler Simpson; QOCN) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Rays-#Giants game. With two out and one on, Rays batter Simpson took a 3-1 fastball from Giants pitcher José Buttó for a called second strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and below the hollow beneath the knee (px -0.38, pz 1.41 [sz_bot 1.71 / RAD 1.59 / MOE 1.51]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Giants were leading, 1-0. The Rays ultimately won the contest, 2-1.

This is Dan Iassogna (58)'s 3rd ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 1.20 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 129th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 69th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 69 Managers, 22 Coaches, 38 Players.

This is Tampa Bay's 4th ejection of 2025, 5th in the AL East (NYY 11; BOS 7; TOR 6; BAL 5; TB 4).

This is Kevin Cash's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 21 (Alan Porter; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

This is Dan Iassogna's 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st since August 11 (Jo Adell; QOC = Y [Pitch Clock]).

Box: Tampa Bay Rays vs San Francisco Giants, 8/16/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 128 - Chad Fairchild (4; Troy Snitker)

HP Umpire Chad Fairchild ejected Astros hitting coach Troy Snitker (strike two call to Christian Walker; QOCY) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Orioles-#Astros game. With none out and none on, Astros batter Walker took a 0-1 fastball from Orioles pitcher Brandon Young for a called second strike before striking out swinging three pitches later. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and at the hollow beneath the knee (px 0.59, pz 1.63 [sz_bot 1.57 / RAD 1.45]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Orioles were leading, 7-0. The Orioles ultimately won the contest, 7-0.

This is Chad Fairchild (4)'s 4th ejection of 2025.

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This is the 128th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 22nd coach ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 68 Managers, 22 Coaches, 38 Players.

This is Houston's 3rd ejection of 2025, 3rd in the AL West (LAA 7; OAK 4; HOU, TEX 3; SEA 2).

This is Troy Snitker's 1st ejection since May 12, 2023 (Mark Wegner; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Chad Fairchild's 4th ejection of 2025, 1st since June 29 (Anthony Volpe; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Box: Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros, 8/15/25 | Video as follows:

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:

MLB Ejection 126 - John Bacon (5; Rocco Baldelli)

HP Umpire John Bacon ejected Twins manager Rocco Baldelli (foul tip/out catch call on Ryan Jeffers; QOCY) in the bottom of the 11th inning of the #Tigers-#Twins game. With none out and one on, Twins batter Jeffers swung at a 0-2 splitter from Tigers pitcher Rafael Montero, ruled a foul tip (caught) by HP Umpire Bacon. Replays indicate the pitch after contacting the batter's bat and traveling sharply toward Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler's mitt, the ball appeared to glance off the mitt's lip before ultimately being held by the catcher, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Tigers were leading, 4-3. The Tigers ultimately won the contest, 4-3, in 11 innings.

This is John Bacon (70)'s 5th ejection of 2025.

*Official Baseball Rules Definition: "A FOUL TIP is a batted ball that goes sharp and direct from the bat to the catcher and is legally caught. It is not a foul tip unless caught, and any foul tip that is caught is a strike, and the ball is in play."

This is the 126th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 67th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 67 Managers, 21 Coaches, 38 Players.

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

This is Rocco Baldelli's 4th ejection of 2025, 1st since May 31 (Austin Jones; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is John Bacon's 5th ejection of 2025, 1st since August 2 (Mark Kotsay; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Box: Detroit Tigers vs Minnesota Twins, 8/14/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 125 - Ryan Blakney (2; Alex Cora)

HP Umpire Ryan Blakney ejected Red Sox manager Alex Cora (balk no-call on Hunter Brown; QOCY) in the top of the 7th inning of the #RedSox-#Astros game. With two out and one on, Red Sox batter Romy Gonzalez took two pitches from Astros pitcher Brown, ruled ball one and strike one. Boston contended that Brown balked because he failed to declare his switch from Windup Position during the first pitch of the at-bat to Set Position for the second pitch of the at-bat. By rule, a pitcher needn't declare use of Set Position with a runner on the base—it is not a balk—the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Astros were leading, 2-1. The Astros ultimately won the contest, 4-1.

This is Ryan Blakney (36)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

*Official Baseball Rule 5.07(a): "There are two legal pitching positions, the Windup Position and the Set Position, and either position may be used at any time."

OBR 5.07(a)(2) Comment: "With a runner or runners on base, a pitcher will be presumed to be pitching from the Set Position if they stand with their pivot foot in contact with and parallel to the pitcher’s plate, and their other foot in front of the pitcher’s plate, unless they notify the umpire that they will be pitching from the Windup Position under such circumstances prior to the beginning of an at-bat."

This is the 125th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 66th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 66 Managers, 21 Coaches, 38 Players.

This is Boston's 7th ejection of 2025, 1st in the AL East (NYY 11; BOS 7; TOR 6; BAL 5; TB 3).

This is Alex Cora's 1st ejection since June 23, 2025 (Alan Porter; QOC = N [Obstruction]).

This is Ryan Blakney's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since June 21 (Lawrence Butler; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Box: Boston Red Sox vs Houston Astros, 8/13/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 124 - Nate Tomlinson (1; Torey Lovullo)

HP Umpire Nate Tomlinson ejected Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo (strike three call to Geraldo Perdomo; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Diamondbacks-#Rangers game. With one out and none on, Diamondbacks batter Perdomo took a 2-2 cutter from Rangers pitcher Danny Coulombe for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and below the hollow beneath the knee (px -0.11, pz 1.42 [sz_bot 1.58 / RAD 1.46 / MOE 1.38]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 2-2. The Diamondbacks ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Nate Tomlinson (34)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

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

This is the 124th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 65th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 65 Managers, 21 Coaches, 38 Players.

This is Arizona's 5th ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL West (SD 7; ARI 5; SF 4; LAD 3; COL 2).

This is Torey Lovullo's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 14 (Mark Ripperger; QOC = Y [Obstruction]).

This is Nate Tomlinson's 1st ejection since Sept 22, 2024 (John Schneider; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Box: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Texas Rangers, 8/12/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 123 - Roberto Ortiz (4; Don Kelly)

HP Umpire Roberto Ortiz ejected Pirates manager Don Kelly (strike three call to Jack Suwinski; QOCN) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Pirates-#Brewers game. With none out and none on, Pirates batter Suwinski took a 2-2 fastball from Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and at the hollow beneath the knee (px -1.08, pz 1.88 [sz_bot 1.65]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Brewers were leading, 4-0. The Brewers ultimately won the contest, 14-0.

This is Roberto Ortiz (40)'s 4th ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 1.99 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 123rd ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 64th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 64 Managers, 21 Coaches, 38 Players.

This is Pittsburgh's 5th ejection of 2025, 2nd in the NL Central (CHC 6; PIT 5; CIN, STL 4; MIL 2).

This is Don Kelly's 4th ejection of 2025, 1st since May 30 (Edwin Jimenez; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Roberto Ortiz's 4th ejection of 2025, 1st since June 28 (Carlos Mendoza; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Box: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers, 8/12/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 122 - Dan Iassogna (2; Jo Adell)

HP Umpire Dan Iassogna ejected Angels RF Jo Adell (pitch clock violation/automated strike; QOCY) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Dodgers-#Angels game. With none out and none on, Iassogna called a pitch timer violation on Adell for failing to be in the batter's box and alert to the pitcher by eight-seconds remaining on the pitch timer. Replays indicate Adell was not looking at Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto at or under the eight-second mark, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Angels were leading, 2-0. The Angels ultimately won the contest, 7-4.

This is Dan Iassogna (58)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

This is the 122nd ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 38th player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 63 Managers, 21 Coaches, 38 Players.

This is Los Angeles' 7th ejection of 2025, 1st in the AL West (LAA 7; OAK 4; TEX 3; HOU, SEA 2).

This is Jo Adell's first career MLB ejection.

This is Dan Iassogna's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 31 (Rob Thomson; QOC = Y [Balk]).

Box: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Los Angeles (lmao) Angels, 8/11/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 121 - Todd Tichenor (1; Johnny Washington)

HP Umpire Todd Tichenor ejected Angels hitting coach Johnny Washington (strike three call to Christian Moore; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Angels-#Tigers game. With none out and none on, Angels batter Moore took a 2-2 fastball from Tigers pitcher Will Vest 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 0.50, pz 1.40 [sz_bot 1.59 / RAD 1.47 / MOE 1.39]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Tigers were leading, 9-5. The Tigers ultimately won the contest, 9-5.

This is Todd Tichenor (13)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 0.10 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 121st ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 21st coach ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 63 Managers, 21 Coaches, 37 Players.

This is Los Angeles' 6th ejection of 2025, 1st in the AL West (LAA 6; OAK 4; TEX 3; HOU, SEA 2).

This is Johnny Washington's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 10 (Nestor Ceja; QOC = U [USC-NEC]).

This is Todd Tichenor's 1st ejection since June 23, 2024 (David Bell; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Box: Los Angeles Angels vs Detroit Tigers, 8/10/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 120 - Derek Thomas (4; Aaron Boone)

HP Umpire Derek Thomas ejected Yankees manager Aaron Boone (strike two call to Ryan McMahon; QOCY) in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the #Astros-#Yankees game. With none out and none on, Yankees batter McMahon took a 1-1 sinker from Astros pitcher Jason Alexander for a called second strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and at the hollow beneath the knee (px 0.44, pz 1.58 [sz_bot 1.67 / RAD 1.55]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Astros were leading, 2-0. The Astros ultimately won the contest, 7-1.

This is Derek Thomas (53)'s 4th ejection of 2025.

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

This is the 120th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 63rd manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 63 Managers, 20 Coaches, 37 Players.

This is New York's 11th ejection of 2025, 1st in the AL East (NYY 11; BOS, TOR 6; BAL 5; TB 3).

This is Aaron Boone's 5th ejection of 2025, 1st since July 23 (Manny Gonzalez; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Derek Thomas' 4th ejection of 2025, 1st since June 8 (Craig Counsell; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Box: Houston Astros vs New York Yankees, 8/10/25 | Video as follows: