MLB Ejection 010 - Carlos Torres (1; Matt Blake)

HP Umpire Carlos Torres ejected Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake (ball two call to Nick Kurtz; QOCY) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Athletics-#Yankees game. With one out and none on, A's batter Kurtz took a 1-0 fastball from Yankees pitcher Will Warren, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Torres. New York declined to challenge the pitch call. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the inner edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.80, pz 3.10 [sz_top 3.41]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Yankees were leading, 2-0. The Athletics ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Carlos Torres (37)'s 1st ejection of 2026.

*This pitch was located 0.13 horizontal inches from being deemed an incorrect call.

This is the 10th ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.

This is the 1st coach ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 7 Managers, 1 Coaches, 2 Players.

This is New York's 1st ejection of 2026, 1st in the AL East (BAL, BOS, NYY, TOR 1; TB 0).

This is Matt Blake's 1st ejection since July 23, 2025 (Manny Gonzalez; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Carlos Torres' 1st ejection since August 6, 2025 (Joshua Miller; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Athletics vs New York Yankees, 4/8/26 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Blake ejected in old-school balls/strikes dispute as ABS and px/pz disagree