MLB Ejections 161-2 - James Jean, Nestor Ceja (TOR x2)

HP Umpire James Jean ejected Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker (ball four call to Maikel Garcia; QOCN) in the bottom of the 1st and 3B Umpire Nestor Ceja ejected Blue Jays manager John Schneider (check swing ball call to John Rave; QOCY) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #BlueJays-#Royals game. In the 1st, with none out and one on, Royals batter Garcia took a 3-2 fastball from Blue Jays pitcher Max Scherzer for a called fourth ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and above the hollow beneath the knee (px 0.75, pz 1.94 [sz_bot 1.70 / RAD 1.58]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Royals were leading, 2-1. In the 6th, Royals batter Rave attempted to check his swing on a 1-2 splitter from Blue Jays pitcher Yariel Rodriguez. At the time of the ejection, the Royals were leading, 10-1. The Royals ultimately won the contest, 20-1.

This is James Jean (61)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

This is Nestor Ceja (33)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 0.01 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

These are the 161st and 162nd ejection reports of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 26th coach ejection of 2025.

This is the 84th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 84 Managers, 26 Coaches, 52 Players.

This is Toront's 8/9th ejection of 2025, 2nd in the AL East (NYY 16; TOR 9; BOS 7; BAL 5; TB 4).

This is Pete Walker's 1st ejection since June 3, 2024 (Phil Cuzzi; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is John Schneider's 4th ejection of 2025, 1st since Aug 18 (Mark Ripperger; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is James Jean's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since Sept 14 (Warren Schaeffer; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Nestor Ceja's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 10 (Johnny Washington; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs Kansas City Royals, 9/19/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 069 - Phil Cuzzi (1; Pete Walker)

HP Umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker (ball one call to Austin Hays; QOCN) in the top of the 4th inning of the #Orioles-#BlueJays game. With two out and one on, Orioles batter Austin Hays took a 0-0 fastball from Blue Jays pitcher Kevin Gausman for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and at the midpoint (px 0.54, pz 3.32 [sz_top 3.32 / RAD 3.44 / MOE 3.36]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Orioles were leading, 5-1. The Orioles ultimately won the contest, 

This is James Hoye (92)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

This pitch was located 0.48 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 69th ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 11th coach ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 31 Managers, 11 Coaches, 27 Players.

This is Toronto's 5th ejection of 2024, T-1st in the AL East (NYY, TOR 5; TB 3; BAL 2; BOS 1).

This is Pete Walker's 1st ejection since July 18, 2023 (Malachi Moore; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Phil Cuzzi's 1st ejection since September 29, 2023 (Will Benson; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Baltimore Orioles vs Toronto Blue Jays, 6/3/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 152 - Malachi Moore (3; Pete Walker)

HP Umpire Malachi Moore ejected Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker (ball two call; QOCN) in the top of the 2nd inning of the #Padres-#BlueJays game. With two out and none on, Padres batter Trent Grisham took a 1-2 sinker from Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah for a called second ball before walking later in the at-bat. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and at the midpoint (px 0.11, pz 3.43 [sz_top 3.39 / RAD 3.51 / MOE 3.44]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Padres were leading, 2-1. The Padres ultimately won the contest, 9-1.

This is Malachi Moore (44)'s 3rd ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 0.12 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 152nd ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 19th coach ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 70 Managers, 63 Players, 19 Coaches.

This is Toronto's 3rd ejection of 2023, T-4th in the AL East (NYY 7; BAL 5; BOS 4; TB, TOR 3).

This is Pete Walker's 1st ejection since June 21, 2022 (Doug Eddings (QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Malachi Moore's 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since April 10 (Brandon Hyde; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: San Diego Padres vs Toronto Blue Jays, 7/18/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 073 - Doug Eddings (2; Pete Walker)

HP Umpire Doug Eddings ejected Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker (ball one and two calls; QOCY) in the bottom of the 10th inning of the #BlueJays-#WhiteSox game. With none out and two on (R1, R2), White Sox batter Jake Burger took 0-2 and 1-0 sinkers from Blue Jays pitcher Tim Mayza for called first and second balls. Replays indicate the 0-2 pitch was located off the inner edge of the plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -0.97, pz 1.57 [sz_bot 1.54 / RAD 1.42]), the 1-2 pitch was located off the inner edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -1.23, pz 1.92), and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Blue Jays were leading, 5-4. The White Sox ultimately won the contest, 7-6, in 12 innings.

This is Doug Eddings (88)'s 2nd ejection of 2022.

Doug Eddings now has 8 points in the UEFL Standings (4 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 8).

Crew Chief Doug Eddings now has 2 points in Crew Division (1 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 2).

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

The 0-2 pitch was located 2.67 horizontal inches from being deemed an incorrect call.

The 1-2 pitch was located 6.00 vertical and 5.78 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 73rd ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is Toronto's 7th ejection of 2022, 1st in the AL East (TOR 7; NYY 4; BOS, TB 3; BAL 2).

This is Pete Walker's 2nd ejection of 2022, 1st since May 10 (Alfonso Marquez; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

This is Doug Eddings' 2nd ejection of 2022, 1st since May 10 (Luis Torrens; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs Chicago White Sox, 6/21/22 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 031-33 - Marquez & L Barrett (TOR x3)

1B Umpire Alfonso Marquez ejected Blue Jays pitcher Yimi Garcia (throwing at Yankees batter Josh Donaldson) pitching coach Pete Walker (arguing Garcia's ejection) in the bottom of the 6th and HP Umpire Lance Barrett ejected manager Charlie Montoyo (arguing ejection no-call) in the top of the 7th inning of the #BlueJays-#Yankees game. With one out and two on, Yankees batter Giancarlo Stanton hit a three-run home run off Garcia. Ensuing batter Donaldson then took a sinker for a called strike before taking a fastball for a hit-by-pitch, resulting in Garcia's ejection upon umpire consultation for intentionally pitching at Donaldson. Replays indicate the pitch was located inside and hit Donaldson in the upper left arm; Blue Jays batter Lourdes Gurriel Jr had been hit by a pitch in the top half of the inning but no warnings had been issued, the call was irrecusable. In the top of the 7th, Blue Jays batter Bo Bichette took a first-pitch sinker from Yankees pitcher Jonathan Loaisiga for a called first ball (no ejection). Replays indicate the pitch was located off the inner edge of home plate and head-high, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 3-3. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 6-5.

These are Alfonso Marquez (72)'s 1st and 2nd ejections of 2022.
This is Lance Barrett (16)'s 1st ejection of 2022.
Alfonso Marquez now has 5 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Prev + 2*[2 MLB + 0 Irrecusable] = 5).

Lance Barrett now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (2 Prev + 2 MLB + 0 Irrecusable Call = 4).

Crew Chief Alfonso Marquez now has 5 points in Crew Division (2 Previous + 3 Irrecusable = 5).

These are the 31st, 32nd, and 33rd ejection reports of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is the 12th player ejection of 2022. Prior to ejection,

This is the 14th manager ejection of 2022.

This is Toronto's 3/4/5th ejection of 2022, 1st in the AL East (TOR 5; BAL, NYY 2; BOS, TB 1).

This is Yimi Garcia's first career MLB ejection.

This is Pete Walker's 1st ejection since Sept 22, 2021 (Joe West; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

This is Charlie Montoyo's 2nd ejection of 2022, 1st since April 30 (Nic Lentz; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Alfonso Marquez's 2-3rd ejection of 2022; April 12 (Jeremy Reed; QOC = N [Check Swing]).

This is Lance Barrett's 1st ejection since Sept 27, 2021 (Tim Anderson; QOC = U [USC-NEC]).

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees, 5/10/22 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 178-179 - Joe West (3-4; TOR x2)

3B Umpire Joe West ejected Blue Jays pitcher Ryan Borucki and pitching coach Pete Walker (throwing at Rays batter Kevin Kiermaier) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #BlueJays-#Rays game. With none out and none on, Rays batter Kiermaier took a first-pitch sinker from Borucki for a hit-by-pitch, resulting in a crew consultation and ejection for intentionally pitching at the batter. Replays indicate the pitch was located inside and struck Kiermaier in the mid-back, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejections, the Rays were leading, 7-1. The Rays ultimately won the contest, 7-1.

These are Joe West (22)'s 3rd and 4th ejections of 2021.

Joe West now has 5 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Previous + 2*[2 MLB + 0 QOCU] = 5).

Crew Chief Joe West now has 3 points in Crew Division (1 Previous + 2 Irrecusable Calls = 3).

These are the 178th and 179th ejection reports of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the 72nd player ejection of 2021. Prior to ejection, Borucki's line was 1.0 IP, H, HBP.

This is Toronto's 6/7th ejection of 2021, 2nd in the AL East (NYY 11; TOR 7; BOS 5; BAL 2; TB 0).

This is Ryan Borucki's first career MLB ejection.

This is Pete Walker's 3rd ejection of 2021, 1st since August 24 (Mark Carlson; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Joe West's 3rd ejection of 2021, 1st since May 26 (Mike Shildt; QOC = U [Foreign Substance]).

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 9/22/21 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 148 - Mark Carlson (3; Pete Walker)

HP Umpire Mark Carlson ejected Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker (ball three call; QOCN) in the top of the 1st inning of the #WhiteSox-#BlueJays game. With two out and one on (R1), White Sox batter Jake Lamb took a 2-2 sinker from Blue Jays pitcher Jose Berrios for a called third ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and below the midpoint (px 0.60, pz 3.41 [sz_top 3.49 / RAD 3.61 / MOE 3.53]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the White Sox were leading, 3-0. The White Sox ultimately won the contest, 5-2.

This is Mark Carlson (6)'s 3rd ejection of 2021.

Mark Carlson now has 7 points in the UEFL Standings (9 Previous + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = 7).

Crew Chief Mark Carlson now has 4 points in Crew Division (4 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 4).

*This pitch was located 1.44 vertical inches from being deemed a correct call.

This is the 148th ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is Toronto's 4th ejection of 2021, 3rd in the AL East (NYY 8; BOS 5; TOR 4; BAL 2; TB 0).

This is Pete Walker's 2nd ejection of 2021, 1st since May 24 (Junior Valentine; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Mark Carlson's 3rd ejection of 2021, 1st since August 8 (Miguel Rojas; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Chicago White Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 8/24/21 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 054 - Junior Valentine (1; Pete Walker)

HP Umpire Junior Valentine ejected Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker (ball four call; QOCY) in the top of the 1st inning of the #Rays-#BlueJays game. With two out and the bases loaded, Rays batter Taylor Walls took a 3-2 fastball from Blue Jays pitcher Trent Thornton for a called fourth ball to force in a run. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and waist-high (px -0.86, pz 2.36) and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Rays were leading, 1-0. The Rays ultimately won the contest, 14-8, in 11 innings.

This is Junior Valentine (115)'s 1st ejection of 2021.

Junior Valentine now has 5 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Prev + 2 AAA + 2 Correct Call = 5).

Crew Chief Jerry Meals now has 3 points in Crew Division (2 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 3).

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

*This pitch was located 1.34 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 54th ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is Toronto's 1st ejection of 2021, T-2nd in the AL East (NYY 2; BAL, BOS, TOR 1; TB 0).

This is Pete Walker's 1st ejection since April 28, 2019 (Alfonso Marquez; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Junior Valentine's 1st ejection since Sept 21, 2020 (Joe Girardi; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays of Dunedin, Florida, 5/24/21 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 038 - Alfonso Marquez (2; Pete Walker)

HP Umpire Alfonso Marquez ejected Blue Jays Pitching Coach Pete Walker (balls/strikes; QOCY) in the top of the 11th inning of the Athletics-Blue Jays game. With two out and one on (R1), A's batter Josh Phegley hit a 3-2 fastball from Blue Jays pitcher Thomas Pannone for a double to left field, scoring a run and resulting in a mound visit during which Walker was ejected. Replays indicate of the eight callable pitches preceding 10 callable pitches thrown during the top of the 11th inning, Marquez properly officiated nine of them (9/10 = 90% Accuracy), including all pitches thrown during the Phegley at-bat, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection the A's were leading, 3-1. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 5-4, in 11 innings.

This is Alfonso Marquez (72)'s second ejection of 2019.
Alfonso Marquez now has 3 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 3).
Crew Chief Larry Vanover now has -3 points in Crew Division (-4 Previous + 1 Correct Call = -3).
*A Balls/Strikes Exemption has been applied to this ejection pursuant to UEFL Rule 6-5-d-2.

This is the 38th ejection report of the 2019 MLB regular season.
This is Toronto's 1st ejection of 2019, T-2nd in the AL East (BAL 3; NYY, TOR 1; BOS, TB 0).
This is Pete Walker's first ejection since May 10, 2017 (Vic Carapazza; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Alfonso Marquez's 2nd ejection of 2019, 1st since April 13 (Mickey Callaway; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Oakland Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 4/28/19 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 033 - Vic Carapazza (2; Pete Walker)

HP Umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Blue Jays Pitching Coach Pete Walker (balls/strikes) in the top of the 3rd inning of the Indians-Blue Jays game. With none out and none on, Blue Jays pitcher Francisco Liriano walked Indians batters Carlos Santana and Edwin Encarnacion. Replays indicate that of the 10 callable pitches ruled "Ball" to all four Indians batters in the top of the 3rd preceding ejection, all 10 were properly officiated (10/10 = 100% Accuracy), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 3-3. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 8-7.

This is Vic Carapazza (19)'s second ejection of the 2017 MLB regular season.
Vic Carapazza now has 11 points in the UEFL Standings (7 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 11).
Crew Chief Tom Hallion now has 2 points in Crew Division (1 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 2).

This is the 33rd ejection report of 2017.
This is Toronto's 4th ejection of 2017, 1st in the AL East (TOR 4; BAL, TB 3; BOS 2; NYY 1).
This is Pete Walker's first ejection since April 26, 2014 (Jeff Kellogg; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Vic Carapazza's 2nd ejection of 2017, 1st since May 8 (John Gibbons; QOC = Y [Obstruction]).

Wrap: Cleveland Indians vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 5/10/17 | Video via "Read More"

Ejection 021 & Replay Review 162: Kellogg, Foster (1, 04)

HP Umpire Jeff Kellogg ejected Blue Jays Pitching Coach Pete Walker in the 3rd and Instant Replay Review overturned 1B Umpire Marty Foster's safe call in the bottom of the 2nd inning of the Red Sox-Blue Jays game. In the 2nd, with two out and none on, Blue Jays batter Jose Reyes hit a 2-1 fastball from Red Sox pitcher Clay Buchholz on the ground to shortstop Jonathan Herrera, who threw to first baseman Mike Carp as Reyes arrived at first base. Upon Instant Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Red Sox Manager John Farrell, Foster's ruling that Carp caught the ball and tagged first base prior to Reyes' touch arrival was reversed, the call was incorrect. At the time of the review, the Blue Jays were leading, 3-0.

In the 3rd, with two out and two on, Red Sox batter Mike Carp took a 3-2 splitter from Blue Jays pitcher Brandon Morrow for a called fourth ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located outside and thigh high (px -1.600, pz 2.537); although the first pitch of the at-bat, ruled a ball, was located in the rules book strike zone (px -.434, pz 2.057), a called ball on a 0-0 pitch is not considered to have "realistically resulted in a different outcome" for the defensive team, pursuant to UEFL Rule 6-5-c-5, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Blue Jays were leading, 3-0. The Red Sox ultimately won the contest, 7-6.

This is Jeff Kellogg (8)'s first ejection of 2014.

This is Marty Foster (60)'s fourth Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.

Marty Foster is now 1/4 (.250 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews in 2014.

Crew Chief Jeff Kellogg's crew is now 4/6 (.667 Affirmation Rate) in Replay Reviews in 2014.

This is the 21st ejection of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.

This is the 162nd Instant Replay Review of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.

Red Sox Manager John Farrell is now 2/6 (.333 Success) in Replay Reviews in 2014.

This is Pete Walker's first career MLB ejection.
This is Jeff Kellogg's first ejection since April 25, 2013 (John Gibbons; QOC = Y).

Umpires are now 92/162 (.568 Affirmation Rate) in Instant Replay Reviews during the 2014 MLB season.

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 4/26/14

Video: Call overturned; Farrell's challenge reverses Marty Foster's safe call to end the inning (BOS)

Video: Walker is thrown out for disputing Kellogg's strike zone during a mound visit (TOR)