MLB Ejection 014 - Nestor Ceja (1; Matt Quatraro)

2B Umpire Nestor Ceja ejected Royals manager Matt Quatraro (balk no-call; QOCN) in the top of the 1st inning of the #Royals-#Yankees game. With two out and one on, Yankees pitcher Will Warren faced Royals batter Jac Caglianone while operating out of Set Position, with no balk called. Replays indicate that prior to the 1-0 pitch, Warren engaged the rubber, moved from stretch to set by bringing his hands together, and then removed his pitching hand from his glove to access his PitchCom system, before returning his hand to his glove and delivering the ball to the batter; this is a balk, the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 13-4.

This is Nestor Ceja (33)'s 1st ejection of 2026.

*Official Baseball Rule 6.02(a)(10): "If there is a runner, or runners, it is a balk when the pitcher, after coming to a legal pitching position, removes one hand from the ball other than in an actual pitch, or in throwing to a base."

Related Post: PitchCom Fails, Causes Balk in Mets-Cubs Game (5/25/23).

This is the 14th ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.

This is the 10th manager ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 10 Managers, 1 Coaches, 3 Players.

This is Kansas City's 1st ejection of 2026, 1st in the AL Central (KC, MIN 1; CWS, CLE, DET 0).

This is Matt Quatraro's 1st ejection since August 15, 2025 (Tom Hanahan; QOC = N [Obstruction]).

This is Nestor Ceja's 1st ejection since September 19, 2025 (John Schneider; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Kansas City Royals vs New York Yankees, 4/18/26 | 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 038 - Jordan Baker (2; Matt Quatraro)

2B Umpire Jordan Baker ejected Royals manager Matt Quatraro (out/non-obstruction call; QOCY) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Royals-#Giants game. With one out and one on and Michael Massey at bat, Giants pitcher Robbie Ray threw to first baseman Casey Schmitt, who threw to shortstop Willy Adames to pick off Royals baserunner R1 Dairon Blanco, attempting to steal second base. Replays indicate Adames tagged Blanco prior to the runner's arrival at second base and without illegally blocking the runner's access to the base (act of fielding exception), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Royals ultimately won the contest, 3-1.

 

This is Jordan Baker (71)'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."

Related Ejection: E77 - Paul Clemons (2; Matt Quatraro; QOC = Y [Obstruction No-Call]) (6/13/24).

This is the 38th ejection of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 19th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 19 Managers, 10 Coaches, 9 Players.

This is Kansas City's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st in the AL Central (CWS, KC, MIN 2; CLE, DET 0).

This is Matt Quatraro's 1st ejection since June 27, 2024 (Tripp Gibson; QOC = Y [Base Path]).

This is Jordan Baker's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 17 (Jeff Banister; QOC = Y [Pitch Clock]).

Wrap: Kansas City Royals vs San Francisco Giants, 5/19/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 100 - Tripp Gibson (2; Matt Quatraro)

3B Umpire Tripp Gibson ejected Royals manager Matt Quatraro (out of base path on Nick Loftin; QOCY) in the bottom of the 5th inning of the #Guardians-#Royals game. With two out and one on, Royals batter Hunter Renfroe hit a ground ball to Guardians third baseman José Ramírez, who attempted to tag Royals baserunner R2 Loftin running between second and third base, resulting in an out of the base path ruling from 3B Umpire Gibson. Replays indicate Loftin ran more than three feet away from his base path to avoid a tag and this deviation was not part of his attempt to avoid interfering with a fielder fielding a batted ball, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Guardians were leading, 1-0. The Royals ultimately won the contest, 2-1.

This is Tripp Gibson (73)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

*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 100th ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 50th manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 50 Managers, 14 Coaches, 36 Players.

This is Kansas City's 2nd ejection of 2024, T-2nd in the AL Central (CWS 6; KC, MIN 2; CLE 1; DET 0).

This is Matt Quatraro's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since June 13 (Paul Clemons; QOC = Y [Obstruction]).

This is Tripp Gibson's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since May 28 (Daniel Moskos; QOC = Y [Balk]).

Wrap: Cleveland Guardians vs Kansas City Royals, 6/27/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 077 - Paul Clemons (2; Matt Quatraro)

2B Umpire Paul Clemons ejected Royals manager Matt Quatraro (obstruction no-call/out; QOCY) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Yankees-#Royals game. With two out and one on, Royals baserunner Bobby Witt Jr was picked off and caught stealing by Yankees pitcher Nestor Cortes, who threw to shortstop Anthony Volpe as Witt arrived at second base, called out by 2B Umpire Clemons, who ruled fielder Volpe did not obstruct the runner Witt. Replays indicate Volpe gained possession of the baseball prior to placing his foot in Witt's path, blocking the runner's access to second base; this is not obstruction due to possession, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Royals were leading, 2-0. The Royals ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

This is Paul Clemons (104)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

Official Baseball Rules Definition of Terms: "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 77th ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 36th manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 35 Managers, 12 Coaches, 29 Players.

This is Kansas City's 1st ejection of 2024, 3rd in the AL Central (CWS 5; MIN 2; KC 1; CLE, DET 0).

This is Matt Quatraro's 1st ejection since August 7, 2023 (Vic Carapazza; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

This is Paul Clemons' 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since June 7 (Derek Shomon; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: New York Yankees vs Kansas City Royals, 6/13/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 185 - Vic Carapazza (5; Matt Quatraro)

1B Umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Royals manager Matt Quatraro (check swing ball four call) in the bottom of the 9th inning of the #Royals-#RedSox game. With two out and two on, Red Sox batter Luis Urias attempted to check his swing on a 3-2 fastball from Royals pitcher Carlos Hernandez, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Nick Mahrley and affirmed as no swing on appeal by 1B Umpire Carapazza. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 2-2. The Red Sox ultimately won the contest, 6-2.

This is Vic Carapazza (19)'s 5th ejection of 2023.

This is the 185th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 84th manager ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 84 Managers, 76 Players, 25 Coaches.

This is Kansas City's 6th ejection of 2023, T-3rd in the AL Central (CWS 11; MIN 9; CLE, KC 6; DET 3).

This is Avisail Garcia's 1st ejection since July 5, 2022 (Lance Barrett; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Matt Quatraro's 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since August 5 (Ben May; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Vic Carapazza's 5th ejection of 2023, 1st since July 22 (Jarret DeHart; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Kansas City Royals vs Boston Red Sox, 8/7/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 172-3 - Ben May (3-4; KC)

HP Umpire Ben May ejected Royals RF Dairon Blanco and manager Matt Quatraro (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Royals-#Phillies game. With one out and one on, Blanco took a 3-2 fastball from Phillies pitcher Craig Kimbrel for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -0.20, pz 1.39 [sz_bot 1.47 / RAD 1.35]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejections, the Phillies were leading, 9-6. The Phillies ultimately won the contest, 9-6.

These are Ben May (97)'s 3rd and 4th ejections of 2023.

*This pitch was located 1.44 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

These are the 172nd and 173rd ejection reports of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 72nd player ejection of 2023. This is the 79th manager ejection of 2023.

Ejection Tally: 79 Managers, 72 Players, 22 Coaches.

This is Kansas City's 4/5th ejection of 2023, 3rd in the AL Central (CWS, MIN 9; KC 5; DET 3; CLE 2).

This is Dairon Blanco's first career MLB ejection.

This is Matt Quatraro's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since April 28 (Jerry Layne; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Ben May's 3/4th ejection of 2023, 1st since July 26 (Don Mattingly; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Kansas City Royals vs Philadelphia Phillies, 8/5/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 032 - Jerry Layne (1; Matt Quartraro)

HP Umpire Jerry Layne ejected Royals manager Matt Quatraro (strike three call; QOCN) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Royals-#Twins game. With two out and two on (R1, R2), Royals batter Michael Massey took a 3-2 fastball from Twins pitcher Caleb Thielbar for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px -0.12, pz 1.38 [sz_bot 1.74 / RAD 1.62 / MOE 1.54]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Twins were leading, 8-6. The Twins ultimately won the contest, 8-6.

This is Jerry Layne (24)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 1.92 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 32nd ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 16th manager ejection of 2023. Ejection tally: 16 Managers, 12 Players, 4 Coaches.

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

This is Matt Quatraro's first MLB ejection.

This is Jerry Layne's 1st ejection since August 13, 2022 (AJ Hinch; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

Wrap: Kansas City Royals vs Minnesota Twins, 4/28/23 | Video as follows: