MLB Ejection 110 - Chris Guccione (2; Matt Quatraro)

2B Umpire Chris Guccione ejected Royals manager Matt Quatraro (balk call by 1B Umpire Nestor Ceja reversed to no violation due to PitchCom malfunction; QOCN) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Marlins-#Royals game. With two out and one on (R3), with Jac Caglianone at-bat, Marlins pitcher Victor Vodnik attempted to disengage prior to delivery, ruled a balk by 1B Umpire Ceja, and reversed to no balk upon crew consultation. Replays indicate pitcher Cagliano began a motion naturally associated with delivery prior to disengagement, the call (to reverse) was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Marlins were leading, 6-2. The Marlins ultimately won the contest, 6-3.

This is Chris Guccione (68)'s 2nd ejection of 2026.

*Official Baseball Rule 6.02(a)(1): "If there is a runner, or runners, it is a balk when the pitcher, while touching their plate, makes any motion naturally associated with their pitch and fails to make such delivery."

Related Post: MLB Ejection 014 - Nestor Ceja (1; Matt Quatraro) (4/18/26) [PitchCom Balk No-Call].

This is the 110th ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.

This is the 62nd manager ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 62 Managers, 21 Coaches, 27 Players.

This is Kansas City's 2nd ejection of 2026, 2nd in the AL Central (MIN 4; CWS, DET, KC 2; CLE 1).

This is Matt Quatraro's 1st ejection since April 18 (Nestor Ceja; QOC = N [Balk No-Call]).

This is Chris Guccione's 2nd ejection of 2026, 1st since August 24 (Joc Pederson; QOC = Y [ABS Denial]).

Wrap: Miami Marlins vs Kansas City Royals, 9/1/26 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: This time, Ceja calls a PitchCom balk...but it gets reversed and Quatraro gets tossed