MLB Ejections 163-4 - Shane Livensparger (1-2; HOU x2)

HP Umpire Shane Livensparger ejected Astros hitting coach Troy Snitker and manager Joe Espada (strike three call to Jesús Sánchez; QOCY) in the bottom of the 5th inning of the #Mariners-#Astros game. With out and one and none on, Astros batter Sánchez took a 1-2 sinker from Mariners pitcher George Kirby for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and below the midpoint (px 0.60, pz 3.56 [sz_top 3.56 / RAD 3.68]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Mariners were leading, 5-0. The Mariners ultimately won the contest, 6-4.

These are Shane Livensparger (43)'s 1st and 2nd ejections of 2025.

*This pitch was located 2.40 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

These are the 163rd and 164th ejection reports of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 27th coach ejection of 2025.

This is the 85th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 85 Managers, 27 Coaches, 52 Players.

This is Houston's 4/5th ejection of 2025, 2nd in the AL West (LAA 8; HOU 5; OAK, SEA 4; TEX 3).

This is Troy Snitker's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since August 15 (Chad Fairchild; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

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

This is Shane Livensparger's 1st ejection since October 1, 2023 (Joey Votto; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Seattle Mariners vs Houston Astros, 9/20/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 128 - Chad Fairchild (4; Troy Snitker)

HP Umpire Chad Fairchild ejected Astros hitting coach Troy Snitker (strike two call to Christian Walker; QOCY) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Orioles-#Astros game. With none out and none on, Astros batter Walker took a 0-1 fastball from Orioles pitcher Brandon Young for a called second strike before striking out swinging three pitches later. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and at the hollow beneath the knee (px 0.59, pz 1.63 [sz_bot 1.57 / RAD 1.45]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Orioles were leading, 7-0. The Orioles ultimately won the contest, 7-0.

This is Chad Fairchild (4)'s 4th ejection of 2025.

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This is the 128th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 22nd coach ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 68 Managers, 22 Coaches, 38 Players.

This is Houston's 3rd ejection of 2025, 3rd in the AL West (LAA 7; OAK 4; HOU, TEX 3; SEA 2).

This is Troy Snitker's 1st ejection since May 12, 2023 (Mark Wegner; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Chad Fairchild's 4th ejection of 2025, 1st since June 29 (Anthony Volpe; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Box: Baltimore Orioles vs Houston Astros, 8/15/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 053 - Mark Wegner (2; Troy Snitker)

HP Umpire Mark Wegner ejected Astros hitting coach Troy Snitker (strike one call to Kyle Tucker; QOCY) in the top of the 1st inning of the #Astros-#WhiteSox game. With two out and one on (R1), Astros batter Kyle Tucker took a first-pitch fastball from White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and below the midpoint (px 0.27, pz 3.61 [sz_top 3.51 / RAD 3.63 / MOE 3.71]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Astros ultimately won the contest, 5-1.

This is Mark Wegner (14)'s 2nd ejection of 2023.

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

This is the 53rd ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 6th coach ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 25 Managers, 22 Players, 6 Coaches.

This is Houston's 2nd ejection of 2023, T-1st in the AL West (HOU, OAK, SEA 2; LAA, TEX 1).

This is Troy Snitker's first career MLB ejection.

This is Mark Wegner's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since May 9 (Buck Showalter; QOC = N-c [Interference]).

Wrap: Houston Astros vs Chicago White Sox, 5/12/23 | Video as follows: