MLB Ejection 052 - Jordan Baker (5; Craig Counsell [PCR Out])

3B Umpire Jordan Baker ejected Cubs manager Craig Counsell (Replay Review that overturned 2B Umpire Stu Scheurwater's safe call; QOCY) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Cubs-#Mets game. With one out and one on, Cubs batter Michael Busch took a 3-2 slider from Mets pitcher Tobias Myers for a called fourth ball as Cubs baserunner R1 Pete Crow-Armstrong attempted to steal second base. Although HP Umpire Valentine ruled the pitch ball four, Mets catcher Francisco Alvarez threw to shortstop Bo Bichette as runner Crow-Armstrong slid into second base, ruled safe by 2B Umpire Scheurwater, overturned to out via Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Mets manager Carlos Mendoza. Replays indicate Crow-Armstrong touched second base, then momentarily broke contact with the base and was tagged at this time, but did not pass the base, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Cubs were leading, 7-2. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 9-6.

This is Jordan Baker (71)'s 5th ejection of 2026.

*Pursuant to the technical rule, this call is correct. Except when it isn't. At issue is Official Baseball Rule 5.05(b)(1) Comment, which states, "If, in advancing, the base runner thinks there is a play and they slide past the base before or after touching it they may be put out by the fielder tagging them."

Meanwhile, OBR 5.09(b)(6) states, regarding force plays, "The force is removed as soon as the runner touches the base to which they are forced to advance, and if they overslide or overrun the base, the runner must be tagged to be put out." (Bear in mind that the runner is forced to advance by virtue of the batter becoming a runner, which is subject to the same standard for 'when does protection end?' as any other force play.)

This pits two different standards against each other for the same play: "past the base" and "overslides the base", which mean different things. Whereas passing a base is defined as having both feet on the ground past the leading edge of the base, "OVERSLIDE (or OVERSLIDING) is the act of an offensive player when his slide to a base, other than when advancing from home to first base, is with such momentum that he loses contact with the base."

Ultimately, the stricter standard of oversliding takes the day and PCR is called out pursuant to OBR 5.09(b)(4): "Any runner is out when they are tagged, when the ball is alive, while off their base."

This is the 52nd ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.

This is the 31st manager ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 31 Managers, 7 Coaches, 14 Players.

This is Chicago's 3rd ejection of 2026, 2nd in the NL Central (PIT 5; CHC 3; CIN 2; STL 1; MIL 0).

This is Craig Counsell's 3rd ejection of 2026, 1st since June 11 (Louie Krupa; QOC = N [Fair/Foul]).

This is Jordan Baker's 5th ejection of 2026, 1st since May 30 (Brandon Lowe; QOC = N [ABS Denial]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets, 6/23/26 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 043 - Louie Krupa (1; Craig Counsell)

HP Umpire Louie Krupa ejected Cubs manager Craig Counsell (fair ball call; QOCN) in the top of the 6th inning of the #Cubs-#Rockies game. With none out and one on, Cubs batter Moisés Ballesteros hit a 101 fastball from Rockies pitcher Blas Castaño on the ground to Castaño, who threw to shortstop Ezequiel Tovar to force out baserunner R1 Nico Hoerner at second base, to 1B TJ Rumfield to retire batter-runner Ballesteros. Replays indicate the batted ball made contact with Ballesteros' leg guard while Ballesteros was in the batter's box (fair/foul on the infield is not reviewable), the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the Cubs were leading, 6-2. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 9-3.

This is Louie Krupa (27)'s 1st ejection of 2026.

This is the 43rd ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.

This is the 25th manager ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 25 Managers, 5 Coaches, 13 Players.

This is Chicago's 2nd ejection of 2026, 2nd in the NL Central (PIT 5; CHC, CIN 2; MIL, STL 0).

This is Craig Counsell's 2nd ejection of 2026, 1st since May 26 (Dan Merzel; QOC = Y [ABS Denial]).

This is Louie Krupa's first career MLB Ejection.

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs Colorado Rockies, 6/11/26 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 035 - Dan Merzel (2; Craig Counsell)

1B Umpire Dan Merzel ejected Cubs manager Craig Counsell (ABS challenge denial/check swing/strike 3 call; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Cubs-#Pirates game. With none out and two on, Cubs batter Kevin Alcántara attempted to check his swing on a 3-2 slider from Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana, called a third strike by HP Umpire Shane Livensparger. As the batter immediately requested an ABS challenge by tapping his helmet, 1B Umpire Merzel ruled that the batter had swung at the pitch, resulting in denial of the challenge as the swinging strike call superseded the pitch location call. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.39, pz 2.12 [sz_bot 1.75]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Pirates were leading, 12-1. The Pirates ultimately won the contest, 12-1.

This is Dan Merzel (3)'s 2nd ejection of 2026.

*The call is deemed QOCY/correct due to the pitch location measurement confirming the strike call.

This is the 35th ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.

This is the 22nd manager ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 22 Managers, 5 Coaches, 8 Players.

This is Chicago's 1st ejection of 2026, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 4; CHC, CIN 1; MIL, STL 0).

This is Craig Counsell's 1st ejection since August 28, 2025 (David Rackley; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Dan Merzel's 2nd ejection of 2026, 1st since April 7 (John Schneider; QOC = Y [Balk]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates, 5/26/26 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 141 - David Rackley (1; Craig Counsell)

HP Umpire David Rackley ejected Cubs manager Craig Counsell (strike three call to Ian Happ & Kyle Tucker caught stealing; QOCY) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Cubs-#Giants game. With one out and one on, Cubs batter Happ took a 3-2 changeup from Giants pitcher Logan Webb for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.79, pz 2.45), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 2-2. The Giants ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

This is David Rackley (86)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 1.49 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 141st ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 76th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 76 Managers, 23 Coaches, 42 Players.

This is Chicago's 7th ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL Central (CHC, STL 7; PIT 5; CIN 4; MIL 2).

This is Craig Counsell's 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st since June 9 (Stu Scheurwater; QOC = Y [RLI]).

This is David Rackley's 1st ejection since Sept 16, 2024 (Vance Wilson; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs San Francisco Giants, 8/28/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 095 - Adam Hamari (1; John Mallee)

1B Umpire Adam Hamari ejected Cubs assistant hitting coach John Mallee (out of the base path call on Ian Happ; QOCN) in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the #Cardinals-#Cubs game. With none out and the bases loaded, Cubs batter Happ hit a 0-1 sweeper from Cardinals pitcher Matt Svanson on the ground to first baseman Willson Contreras, who attempted to tag batter-runner Happ in front of first base, ruled out of the base path by 1B Umpire Hamari. Replays indicate that Happ did not run more than three feet away from his base path in order to avoid Contreras' tag, the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Cubs were leading, 6-0. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 11-0.

  

This is Adam Hamari (78)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

*Official Baseball Rule 5.09(b)(1): "Any runner is out when they run more than three feet away from their base path to avoid being tagged unless their action is to avoid interference with a fielder fielding a batted ball. A runner’s base path is established when the tag attempt occurs and is a straight line from the runner to the base they are attempting to reach safely."

This is the 95th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 15th coach ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 50 Managers, 15 Coaches, 30 Players.

This is Chicago's 6th ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL Central (CHC 6; PIT 4; CIN, STL 3; MIL 2).

This is John Mallee's first career MLB ejection.

This is Adam Hamari's 1st ejection since June 25, 2024 (Mike Shildt; QOC = U [USC-NEC]).

Box: St Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs, 7/6/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 081 - Edwin Moscoso (1; Reese McGuire)

HP Umpire Edwin Moscoso ejected Cubs catcher Reese McGuire (ball four call to Miles Mastrobuoni; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Mariners-#Cubs game. With none out and none on, Mariners batter Mastrobuoni took a 3-1 slider from Cubs pitcher Nate Pearson for a called fourth ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.87, pz 2.82), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Mariners were leading, 14-6. The Mariners ultimately won the contest, 14-6.

  

This is Edwin Moscoso (32)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 1.56 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 81st ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 25th player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 42 Managers, 14 Coaches, 25 Players.

This is Chicago's 5th ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL Central (CHC 5; PIT 4; CIN, STL 3; MIL 2).

This is Reese McGuire's 1st ejection since April 11, 2024 (Jeremie Rehak; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

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

Wrap: Seattle Mariners vs Chicago Cubs, 6/22/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 067 - Stu Scheurwater (1; Craig Counsell)

HP Umpire Stu Scheurwater ejected Cubs manager Craig Counsell (runner's lane interference no-call on Otto Kemp; QOCY) in the bottom of the 9th inning of the #Cubs-#Phillies game. With none out and none on, Phillies batter Kemp hit a 0-0 fastball from Cubs pitcher Brad Keller on the ground to catcher Carson Kelly, who threw to first baseman Michael Busch after Kemp arrived at first base, ruled safe by 1B Umpire Vic Carapazza and non-runner's lane interference by HP Umpire Scheurwater. Replays indicate that although batter-runner Kemp failed to run within the running lane (plus fair territory dirt extension adopted by MLB in 2024) by virtue of running on the grass, his doing so did not interfere with fielder Busch receiving the throw at first base, as the throw could not have reasonably retired the runner. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 2-2. The Phillies ultimately won the contest, 4-3, in 11 innings.

  

This is Stu Scheurwater (85)'s 1st ejection 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."

This is the 67th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 34th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 34 Managers, 13 Coaches, 20 Players.

This is Chicago's 4th ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL Central (CHC, PIT 4; CIN, STL 3; MIL 2).

This is Craig Counsell's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since June 8 (Derek Thomas; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Stu Scheurwater's 1st ejection since August 12, 2024 (Oliver Marmol; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies, 6/9/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 065-6 - Derek Thomas (2-3; CHC x2)

HP Umpire Derek Thomas ejected Cubs 2B Nico Hoerner and manager Craig Counsell (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Cubs-#Tigers game. With none out and one on, Cubs batter Hoerner took a 2-2 fastball from Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and at the hollow beneath the knee (px -0.86, pz 1.51 [sz_bot 1.46]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Tigers were leading, 2-0. The Tigers ultimately won the contest, 4-0.

 

These are Derek Thomas (53)'s 2nd and 3rd ejections of 2025.

*This pitch was located 0.65 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

These are the 65th and 66th ejection reports of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 20th player & 33rd manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 33 Managers, 13 Coaches, 20 Players.

This is Chicago's 2/3rd ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 4; CHC, CIN, STL 3; MIL 2).

This is Nico Hoerner's 1st ejection since June 5, 2024 (Vic Carapazza; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Craig Counsell's 1st ejection since July 29, 2024 (James Hoye; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

This is Derek Thomas' 2/3rd ejection of 2025, 1st since April 30 (David Popkins; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers, 6/8/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 018 - Lance Barrett (2; Dustin Kelly)

HP Umpire Lance Barrett ejected Cubs hitting coach Dustin Kelly (strike two call to Nicky Lopez; QOCN) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Cubs-#Pirates game. With none out and none on, Cubs batter Nicky Lopez took a 0-1 slider from Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes for a called second strike before grounding out one pitch later. Replays indicate the 0-1 pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -1.00, pz 2.40), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Pirates were leading, 2-1. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 8-3.

This is Lance Barrett (94)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 1.03 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 18th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 5th coach ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 7 Managers, 5 Coaches, 6 Players.

This is Chicago's 1st ejection of 2025, 2nd in the NL Central (STL 2; CHC, MIL 1; CIN, PIT 0).

This is Dustin Kelly's first career MLB ejection.

This is Lance Barrett's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since April 27 (Chris Johnson; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates, 5/1/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 158 - James Jean (2; Patrick Wisdom)

HP Umpire James Jean ejected Cubs 3B Patrick Wisdom (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 4th inning of the #Cubs-#Marlins game. With two out and none on, Cubs batter Wisdom took a 1-2 slurve from Marlins pitcher Adam Oller for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.66, pz 2.50), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Marlins were leading, 3-1. The Marlins ultimately won the contest, 7-2.

In the bottom of the 8th inning, Cubs pitcher Julian Merryweather intentionally walked Marlins batter Jesús Sánchez, who was pinch run for by Cristian Pache. Miami then appealed that batter-runner Sánchez failed to touch first base during his intentional walk prior to being substituted for by Pache, ruled out by 1B Umpire Cory Blaser, pursuant to Official Baseball Rule 5.09(c)(2), which puts a runner out on appeal when "while advancing or returning to a base, they fail to touch each base in order before they, or a missed base, are tagged," while OBR 5.05(b)(1) Comment states, "A batter who is entitled to first base because of a base on balls, including an award of first base to a batter by an umpire following a signal from a manager, must go to first base and touch the base before other base runners are forced to advance. This applies when bases are full and applies when a substitute runner is put into the game...If they fail to touch the base to which they are entitled and attempt to advance beyond that base they may be put out by tagging them or the base they missed."

This is James Jean (61)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.

This pitch was located 3.05 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 158th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 53rd player ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 80 Managers, 25 Coaches, 53 Players.

This is Chicago's 6th ejection of 2024, T-2nd in the NL Central (MIL 8; CHC, PIT, STL 6; CIN 3).

This is Patrick Wisdom's 1st ejection since Sept 23, 2022 (Ryan Wills; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is James Jean's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since June 30 (Jose Altuve; QOC = N [Fair/Foul]).

Wrap: Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs, 8/25/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 131-2 - James Hoye (3-4; CHC x2)

1B Umpire James Hoye ejected Cubs pitcher Nate Pearson and manager Craig Counsell (throwing at Tyler Stephenson) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Cubs-#Reds game. With one out and none on, Reds batter Jeimer Candelario hit a 0-0 fastball from Cubs pitcher Pearson for a home run. Ensuing Reds batter Tyler Stephenson then took a first-pitch sinker from Pearson for a hit-by-pitch. Replays indicate the pitch was located inside and struck Stephenson in the head. At the time of the ejection, the Reds were leading, 7-0. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 7-1.

These are James Hoye (92)'s 3rd and 4th ejections of 2024.

These are the 131st and 132nd ejection reports of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 47th player ejection of 2024. Prior to ejection, Pearson's line was 1.1 IP, ER, HR.

This is the 66th manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 66 Managers, 19 Coaches, 47 Players.

This is Chicago's 5th ejection of 2024, T-2nd in the NL Central (MIL 6; CHC, PIT, STL 5; CIN 3).

This is Nate Pearson's first career MLB ejection.

This is Craig Counsell's 3rd ejection of 2024, 1st since May 31 (Brennan Miller; QOC = Y [Replay]).

This is James Hoye's 3/4th ejection of 2024, 1st since June 1 (Mark Kotsay; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs Cincinnati Reds, 7/29/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 070 - Vic Carapazza (4; Nico Hoerner)

HP Umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Cubs 2B Nico Hoerner (strike three call; QOCN) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #WhiteSox-#Cubs game. With one out and none on, Hoerner took called first, second, and third strikes from White Sox pitcher Erick Fedde. Replays indicate strike one was located over the outer half of home plate and belt-high (px 0.46, pz 2.81), strike two was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.88, pz 2.68), and strike three was located off the outer edge of home plate and belt-high (px 1.03, pz 2.85), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the White Sox were leading, 5-1, however, the Cubs ultimately won the contest, 7-6.

This is Vic Carapazza (19)'s 4th ejection of 2024.

*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.

The pitched ruled strike three was located 1.39 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 70th ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 28th player ejection of 2024. Prior to ejection, Hoerner was 0-2 (SO) in the contest.

Ejection Tally: 31 Managers, 11 Coaches, 28 Players.

This is Chicago's 4th ejection of 2024, T-1st in the NL Central (CHC, MIL, PIT, STL 4; CIN 1).

This is Nico Hoerner's first career MLB ejection.

This is Vic Carapazza's 4th ejection of 2024, 1st since May 29 (Aaron Boone; QOC = Y [Interference]).

Wrap: Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs, 6/5/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 064 - Brennan Miller (2; Craig Counsell)

HP Umpire Brennan Miller ejected Cubs manager Craig Counsell (foul ball call confirmed via Replay Review; QOCY) in the bottom of the 9th inning of the #Reds-#Cubs game. With none out and two on, Cubs batter Nick Madrigal attempted to take a 1-1 fastball from Reds pitcher Alexis Díaz for a called foul ball, as HP Umpire Miller ruled the pitched ball first struck Madrigal's bat. Before challenging the call, Counsell began arguing Miller's call and was ejected for continuing to argue during the Replay Review, which confirmed Miller's foul ball call (knob of bat), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Reds were leading, 5-3. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 5-4.

This is Brennan Miller (55)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

This is the 64th ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 28th manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 28 Managers, 10 Coaches, 26 Players.

This is Chicago's 3rd ejection of 2024, 2nd in the NL Central (MIL, PIT, STL 4; CHC 3; CIN 1).

This is Craig Counsell's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since May 13 (Junior Valentine; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

This is Brennan Miller's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since April 6 (David Popkins; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs, 5/31/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 060 - Tripp Gibson (4; Daniel Moskos)

3B Umpire Tripp Gibson ejected Cubs assistant pitching coach Daniel Moskos (balk call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 9th inning of the #Cubs-#Brewers game. With two outs and one on, during Brewers batter Willy Adames' at-bat, Cubs pitcher Héctor Neris was called for a balk by 3B Umpire Gibson. Replays indicate Neris failed to come to a stop while in Set Position with runner(s), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 1-1. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 6-3, in 10 innings.

This is Tripp Gibson (73)'s 1st ejection of 2024.

*OBR 6.02(a)(13): With runner(s) on base, it is a balk when "The pitcher delivers the pitch from Set Position without coming to a stop."

This is the 60th ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 10th coach ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 26 Managers, 10 Coaches, 24 Players.

This is Chicago's 2nd ejection of 2024, 4th in the NL Central (MIL, PIT, STL 4; CHC 2; CIN 1).

This is Daniel Moskos' first career MLB ejection.

This is Tripp Gibson's 1st ejection since August 15, 2023 (David Ross; QOC = Y [Balk]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers, 5/28/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 047 - Junior Valentine (1; Craig Counsell)

1B Umpire Junior Valentine ejected Cubs manager Craig Counsell (check swing ball three call to Ronald Acuña) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Cubs-#Braves game. With two out and the bases loaded, Braves batter Acuña attempted to check his swing on a 2-1 splitter from Cubs pitcher Shōta Imanaga for a called third ball by HP Umpire Quinn Wolcott, affirmed as no swing on appeal by 1B Umpire Valentine. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Braves ultimately won the contest, 2-0.

This is Junior Valentine (25)'s 1st ejection of 2024.

This is the 47th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 22nd manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 22 Managers, 8 Coaches, 17 Players.

This is Chicago's 1st ejection of 2024, T-4th in the NL Central (MIL 4; PIT 3; STL 2; CHC, CIN 1).

This is Craig Counsell's 1st ejection since July 8, 2023 (John Tumpane; QOC = N [Balk]).

This is Junior Valentine's 1st ejection since August 20, 2023 (Alex Cora; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs Atlanta Braves, 5/13/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 200 - Tripp Gibson (2; David Ross)

3B Umpire Tripp Gibson ejected Cubs manager David Ross (balk no-calls on White Sox pitcher Lane Ramsey) in the bottom of the 6th of the #WhiteSox-#Cubs game. Ross was ejected during the inning break following Ramsey's 6th inning appearance, alleging that Ramsey's routine in coming set constituted a balk; however, a review of the balk rules suggest that because Ramsey's rocking movements concluded with a definitive stop point in coming Set—and the pitcher did definitively stop in Set Position prior to starting his delivery, the no-call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 3-3. The White Sox ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

This is Tripp Gibson (73)'s 2nd ejection of 2023.

This is the 200th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 91st manager ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 91 Managers, 80 Players, 29 Coaches.

This is Chicago's 8th ejection of 2023, 3rd in the NL Central (PIT, STL 10; CHC, MIL 8; CIN 7).

This is David Ross' 5th ejection of 2023, 1st since July 9 (Alex MacKay; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Tripp Gibson's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since June 30 (Jose Castro; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

We also reviewed a potential case of base coach interference (illegal assist) during the Mariners-Royals game in Kansas City.

Wrap: Chicago White Sox vs Chicago Cubs, 8/15/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 186 - Ramon De Jesus (5; Christopher Morel)

HP Umpire Ramon De Jesus ejected Cubs DH Christopher Morel (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Cubs-#Mets game. With two out and one on, Morel took a 2-2 fastball from Cubs pitcher Drew Smith for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and waist-high (px 0.89, pz 3.22), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Mets were leading, 10-2. The Mets ultimately won the contest, 10-2.

This is Ramon De Jesus (18)'s 5th ejection of 2023.

*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.

This pitch was located 0.29 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 186th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 77th player ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 84 Managers, 77 Players, 25 Coaches.

This is Chicago's 7th ejection of 2023, T-3rd in the NL Central (STL 10; MIL 8; CHC, CIN, PIT 7).

This is Christopher Morel's first career MLB ejection.

This is Ramon De Jesus' 5th ejection of 2023, 1st since June 16 (Bruce Bochy; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets, 8/7/23| Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 144 - Alex MacKay (1; David Ross)

HP Umpire Alex MacKay ejected Cubs manager David Ross (ball two call to Giancarlo Stanton; QOCY) in the bottom of the 1st inning of the #Cubs-#Yankees game. With none out and one on, Yankees batter Giancarlo Stanton took a 1-0 sinker from Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks for a called second ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px -0.78, pz 1.57 [sz_bot 1.74 / RAD 1.62]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 7-4.

This is Alex MacKay (105)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 1.60 vertical inches from being deemed an incorrect call.

This is the 144th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 68th manager ejection of 2023. Ejections: 68 Managers, 59 Players, 17 Coaches.

This is Chicago's 6th ejection of 2023, T-2nd in the NL Central (MIL 7; CHC, STL 6; CIN, PIT 5).

This is David Ross' 4th ejection of 2023, 1st since July 4 (Erich Bacchus; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Alex MacKay's first career MLB ejection.

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs New York Yankees, 7/9/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 132-3 - Fletcher, Bacchus (Ross, Napoli)

1B Umpire Andy Fletcher ejected Cubs 1B Coach Mike Napoli and HP Umpire Erich Bacchus ejected Cubs manager David Ross (strike two call; QOCY) in the top of the 11th inning of the #Cubs-#Brewers game. With two out and one on, Cubs batter Dansby Swanson took a 2-1 fastball from Brewers pitcher Clayton Andrews for a called second strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px -0.37, pz 1.63 [sz_bot 1.59 / RAD 1.47]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejections, the Cubs were leading, 7-6. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 7-6, in 11 innings.

Prior, Ross argued with Bacchus in the bottom of the 6th inning (but was not ejected) after Brewers batter William Contreras' soft ground ball fielded by Cubs catcher Miguel Amaya resulted in a single and throwing error when Amaya's throw to first base sailed down the foul line into right field. Bacchus ruled that runner's lane interference did not occur because Amaya's throw could not have reasonably retired the runner (presumably due to inaccuracy).

This is Andy Fletcher (49)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

This is Erich Bacchus (12)'s 4th ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 2.92 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

Official Baseball Rule 5.09(a)(11): "In running the last half of the distance from home base to first base, while the ball is being fielded to first base, he runs 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 interferes with the fielder taking the throw at first base, in which case the ball is dead."

Wendelstedt interpretation of OBR 5.09(a)(11) and RLI: "The determination is not whether the throw is true, but whether it could still reasonably retire the runner."

These are the 132nd and 133rd ejection reports of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 16th coach ejection of 2023.

This is the 64th manager ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 64 Managers, 53 Players, 16 Coaches.

This is Chicago's 4/5th ejection of 2023, T-2nd in the NL Central (STL 6; CHC, CIN, MIL 5; PIT 4).

This is Mike Napoli's 1st ejection since August 27, 2022 (Manny Gonzalez; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is David Ross' 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since May 13 (Emil Jimenez; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Andy Fletcher's 1st ejection since Sept 22, 2022 (Kevin Long; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Erich Bacchus' 4th ejection of 2023, 1st since June 25 (Buck Showalter; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs Milwaukee Brewers, 7/4/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 088 - Phil Cuzzi (2; David Ross)

HP Umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected Cubs manager David Ross (ball two call to Gary Sanchez; QOCY) in the bottom of the 2nd inning of the #Cubs-#Padres game. With one out and one on, Padres batter Sanchez took a 1-0 sinker from Cubs pitcher Kyle Hendricks for a called second ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the inner edge of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px -0.90, pz 2.00), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Padres ultimately won the contest, 5-0.

This is Phil Cuzzi (10)'s 2nd ejection of 2023.

*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.

This pitch was located 1.82 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 88th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 42nd manager ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 42 Managers, 37 Players, 9 Coaches.

This is Chicago's 3rd ejection of 2023, T-3rd in the NL Central (STL 6; MIL 5; CHC, CIN, PIT 3).

This is David Ross' 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since May 13 (Emil Jimenez; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Phil Cuzzi's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since April 19 (Max Scherzer; QOC = U [Illegal Substance]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs San Diego Padres, 6/5/23 | Video as follows: