MLB Ejection 042 - Jansen Visconti (1; David Popkins)

HP Umpire Jansen Visconti ejected Blue Jays hitting coach David Popkins (strike one call to Vladimir Guerrero; QOCY) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Phillies-#BlueJays game. With one out and none on, Blue Jays batter Guerrero took a 0-0 changeup from Phillies pitcher Christopher Sánchez for a called first strike; batter Guerrero did not request an ABS challenge for this pitch. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and above the hollow beneath the knee (px 0.79, pz 2.22), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Phillies were leading, 5-1. The Phillies ultimately won the contest, 5-2.

This is Jansen Visconti (52)'s 1st ejection of 2026.

*This pitch was located 0.96 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 42nd ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.

This is the 13th player ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 24 Managers, 5 Coaches, 13 Players.

This is Toronto's 2nd ejection of 2026, 1st in the AL East (NYY, TB 3; BAL, TOR 2; BOS 1).

This is David Popkins' 1st ejection since Sept 24, 2025 (Gabe Morales; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Jansen Visconti's 1st ejection since April 30, 2024 (Jazz Chisholm; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Philadelphia Phillies vs Toronto Blue Jays, 6/8/26 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 169-70 - Gabe Morales (4-5; TOR x2)

HP Umpire Gabe Morales ejected Blue Jays 1B Vladimir Guerrero Jr and hitting coach David Popkins (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #RedSox-#BlueJays game. With none out and none on, Blue Jays batter Guerrero took a 1-2 sinker from Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and above the hollow beneath the knee (px -0.77, pz 2.15), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Red Sox were leading, 4-0. The Red Sox ultimately won the contest, 7-1.

These are Gabe Morales (47)'s 4th and 5th ejections of 2025.

*This pitch was located 1.73 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

These are the 169th and 170th ejection reports of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 28th coach ejection of 2025.

This is the 54th player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 88 Managers, 28 Coaches, 54 Players.

This is Toronto's 10/11th ejection of 2025, 2nd in the AL East (NYY 16; TOR 11; BOS 7; BAL 5; TB 4).

This is Vladimir Guerrero Jr's 1st ejection since Aug 30, 2019 (Mike Estabrook; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is David Popkins' 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st since July 29 (Nick Mahrley; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Gabe Morales' 4/5th ejection of 2025, 1st since June 11 (JP Sears; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays, 9/24/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 111 - Nick Mahrley (1; David Popkins)

HP Umpire Nick Mahrley ejected Blue Jays hitting coach David Popkins (strike one call to Tyler Heineman; QOCY) in the top of the 7th inning of the #BlueJays-#Orioles game. With none out and none on, Blue Jays batter Heineman took a 2-0 fastball from Orioles pitcher Keegan Akin for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and at the hollow beneath the knee (px -0.15, pz 1.36 [sz_bot 1.46 / RAD 1.34]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 2-2. The Orioles ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Nick Mahrley (48)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

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

This is the 111th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 19th coach ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 59 Managers, 19 Coaches, 33 Players.

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

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

This is Nick Mahrley's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 18 (Joe Espada; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Box: Toronto Blue Jays vs Baltimore Orioles, 7/29/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 017 - Derek Thomas (1; David Popkins)

HP Umpire Derek Thomas ejected Blue Jays hitting coach David Popkins (strike three call to Alejandro Kirk; QOCY) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #RedSox-#BlueJays game. With one out and none on, Blue Jays catcher Kirk took a 0-2 changeup from Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.75, pz 1.91 [sz_bot 1.49]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Red Sox were leading, 4-0. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 7-6, in 10 innings.

This is Derek Thomas (53)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 1.97 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 17th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 4th coach ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 7 Managers, 4 Coaches, 6 Players.

This is Toronto's 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st in the AL East (TOR 3; NYY 2; BAL, TB 1; BOS 0).

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

This is Derek Thomas' 1st ejection since July 13, 2024 (Dane Myers; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs Toronto Blue Jays, 4/30/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 005 - Brennan Miller (1; David Popkins)

HP Umpire Brennan Miller ejected Twins hitting coach David Popkins (strike two and three calls to Matt Wallner; QOCN) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Guardians-#Twins game. With two out and none on, Twins batter Matt Wallner took a 3-1 slider and 3-2 sinker from Guardians pitcher Nick Sandlin for called second and third strikes. Replays indicate the 3-1 pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px 0.71, pz 1.53 [sz_bot 1.87 / RAD 1.75 / MOE 1.67]) while 3-2 was located over the inner edge of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px 0.80, pz 1.68 [sz_bot 1.87, RAD 1.75 / MOE 1.67]), the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the Guardians were leading, 3-1. The Guardians ultimately won the contest, 3-1.

This is Brennan Miller (55)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

Meanwhile, in Anaheim, HP Umpire Alex Tosi was nearly perfect, calling 173 of 174 taken pitches in accordance with the computer. The one disputed pitch was located within our margin of error.

This is the 5th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 1st coach ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 1 Manager, 1 Coach, 3 Players.

This is Minnesota's 1st ejection of 2023, 1st in the AL Central (MIN 1; CLE, CWS, DET, KC 0).

This is David Popkins' 1st ejection since August 24, 2023 (Cory Blaser; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Brennan Miller's 1st ejection since Sept 9, 2023 (Alejo Lopez; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Cleveland Guardians vs Minnesota Twins, 4/6/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 210 - Cory Blaser (2; David Popkins)

HP Umpire Cory Blaser ejected Twins hitting coach David Popkins (strike three call to Jorge Polanco; QOCY) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Rangers-#Twins game. With two out and none on, Polanco took a 1-2 slider from Rangers pitcher Jose Leclerc for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px -0.50, pz 1.76 [sz_bot 1.64 / RAD 1.52]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Rangers were leading, 5-4. The Twins ultimately won the contest 7-5.

This is Cory Blaser (89)'s 2nd ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 4.92 horizontal and 3.84 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 210th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This the 30th coach ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 95 Managers, 85 Players, 30 Coaches.

This is Minnesota's 10th ejection of 2023, 2nd in the AL Central (CWS 12; MIN 10; CLE, KC 6; DET 3).

This is David Popkins' 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since July 14 (Nic Lentz; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Cory Blaser's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since July 22 (Oliver Marmol; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins, 8/24/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 147 - Nic Lentz (5; David Popkins)

HP Umpire Nic Lentz ejected Twins hitting coach David Popkins (strike three call to Joey Gallo; QOCY) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Twins-#Athletics game. With none out and none on, Twins batter Gallo took a 3-2 changeup from A's pitcher Lucas Erceg for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px 0.28, pz 1.60 [sz_bot 1.65 / RAD 1.53), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the 

This is Nic Lentz (59)'s 5th ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 1.80 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 147th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 18th coach ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 68 Managers, 61 Players, 18 Coaches.

This is Minnesota's 9th ejection of 2023, 1st in the AL Central (MIN 9; CWS 8; DET, KC 3; CLE 0).

This is David Popkins' first career MLB ejection.

This is Nic Lentz's 5th ejection of 2023, 1st since June 28 (Steven Wilson; QOC = Y-c [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Minnesota Twins vs Oakland Athletics, 7/14/23 | Video as follows: