MLB Ejection 030 - Tripp Gibson (1; Will Venable)

HP Umpire Tripp Gibson ejected White Sox manager Will Venable (obstruction call by 2B Umpire Mike Muchlinski; QOCY) in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the #WhiteSox-#Mariners game. With two out and one on, Mariners batter Randy Arozarena hit a 0-0 cutter from White Sox pitcher Noah Schultz on a line drive to left fielder Tristian Peters, who threw home ahead of Mariners baserunner R1's Jhonny Pereda's arrival, ruled obstruction by 2B Umpire Muchlinski with Pereda awarded home. Replays indicate R1 Pereda made contact with White Sox 2B Sam Antonacci while rounding second base and that Montgomery impeded runner Pereda's progress, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Mariners were leading, 2-0. The Mariners ultimately won the contest, 6-1.

This is Tripp Gibson (73)'s 1st ejection of 2026.

*Official Baseball Rule 6.01(h)(2): "If no play is being made on the obstructed runner, the play shall proceed until no further action is possible. The umpire shall then call “Time” and impose such penalties, if any, as in their judgment will nullify the act of obstruction." 

OBR 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."

OBR 5.09(a)(12): "Batter is out when an infielder intentionally drops a fair fly ball or line drive, with first, first and second, first and third, or first, second and third base occupied before two are out. The ball is dead and runner or runners shall return to their original base or bases."

This is the 30th ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.

This is the 18th manager ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 18 Managers, 4 Coaches, 8 Players.

This is Chicago's 1st ejection of 2026, 3rd in the AL Central (MIN 4; DET 2; CWS, KC 1; CLE 0).

This is Will Venable's 1st ejection since Sept 9, 2025 (Vic Carapazza; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Tripp Gibson's 1st ejection since July 13, 2025 (John Schneider; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

Wrap: Chicago White Sox vs Seattle Mariners, 5/18/26 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 155 - Vic Carapazza ( Will Venable)

HP Umpire Vic Carapazza ejected White Sox manager Will Venable (strike two call to Lenyn Sosa; QOCY) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Rays-#WhiteSox game. With one out and none on, White Sox batter Sosa took a 1-1 sinker from Rays pitcher Adrian Houser for a called second strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and at the midpoint (px -0.18, pz 3.56 [sz_top 3.46 / RAD 3.58]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Rays were leading, 4-2. The Rays ultimately won the contest, 5-4.

This is Vic Carapazza (19)'s 3rd ejection of 2025.

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

This is the 155th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 81st manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 81 Managers, 24 Coaches, 50 Players.

This is Chicago's 5th ejection of 2025, 2nd in the AL Central (MIN 6; CWS 5; KC 3; DET 2; CLE 0).

This is Will Venable's 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st since June 16 (Marvin Hudson; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Vic Carapazza's 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st since Aug 17 (Tanner Swanson; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox, 9/9/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 073 - Marvin Hudson (1; Will Venable)

HP Umpire Marvin Hudson ejected White Sox manager Will Venable (balls/strikes in 1st inning [EJ during Corey Seager's at-bat]; QOCN) in the bottom of the 1st inning of the #WhiteSox-#Rangers. With none out and none on, Rangers batter Josh Smith walked, Wyatt Langford hit into a double play, and Seager walked. Replays indicate Hudson, to that point, called three pitches incorrectly, all of which favored Texas, the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Rangers ultimately won the contest, 2-1.

  

This is Marvin Hudson (41)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

This is the 73rd ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 38th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 38 Managers, 13 Coaches, 22 Players.

This is Minnesota's 5th ejection of 2025, 1st in the AL Central (MIN 5; CWS, KC 2; DET 1; CLE 0).

This is Will Venable's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 11 (Bill Miller; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Marvin Hudson's 1st ejection since September 29, 2024 (AJ Hinch; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

Wrap: Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers, 6/15/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 030-1 - Bill Miller (1-2; CWS x2)

HP Umpire Bill Miller ejected White Sox hitting coach Marcus Thames and manager Will Venable (strike two call to Chase Meidroth; QOCY) in the bottom of the 5th inning of the #Marlins-#WhiteSox game. With one out and none on, White Sox batter Meidroth took a 1-1 curveball from Marlins pitcher Sandy Alcantara for a called second strike.. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -0.27, pz 1.19 [sz_bot 1.17 / RAD 1.05]), the call was correct. At the time of the ejections, the game was tied, 1-1. The White Sox ultimately won the contest, 4-2.

These are Bill Miller (26)'s 1st and 2nd ejections of 2025.

These are the 30th and 31st ejections of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 9th coach & 14th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 14 Managers, 9 Coaches, 8 Players.

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

This is Marcus Thames' 1st ejection since July 13, 2024 (Malachi Moore; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Will Venable's 1st ejection since July 17, 2021 (Laz Diaz; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

This is Bill Miller's 1st ejection since August 8, 2024 (David Bell; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Miami Marlins vs Chicago White Sox, 5/11/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 099-100 - Laz Diaz & Jeff Nelson (BOS x2)

3B Umpire Laz Diaz ejected Red Sox bench coach Will Venable and HP Umpire Jeff Nelson ejected bench player Kevin Plawecki (check swing strike three call) in the top of the 6th inning of the #RedSox-#Yankees game. With two out and the bases loaded, Red Sox batter Christian Vazquez attempted to check his swing on a 0-2 slider from Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Nelson and a swinging third strike on appeal by 1B Umpire Manny Gonzalez. Play was reviewed and adjudicated by the UEFL Appeals Board (8-0), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 1-1. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 3-1, in 6 innings.

This is Laz Diaz (63)'s 2nd ejection of 2021.

This is Jeff Nelson (45)'s 2nd ejection of 2021.

Laz Diaz now has 6 points in the UEFL Standings (3 Prev + 2 MLB + 1 Call-Crewmate = 6).

Jeff Nelson now has 7 points in the UEFL Standings (4 Prev + 2 MLB + 1 Call-Crewmate = 7).

Crew Chief Jeff Nelson now has 3 points in Crew Division (1 Previous + 2 Call = 3).

These are the 99th and 100th ejection reports of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the 37th player ejection of 2021. Prior to ejection, Plawecki did not appear in the game.

This is Boston's 4/5th ejection of 2021, 2nd in the AL East (NYY 6; BOS 5; TOR 3; BAL 2; TB 0).

This is Will Venable's 1st ejection since April 9, 2015 (Tripp Gibson; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

This is Kevin Plawecki's first career MLB ejection.

This is Laz Diaz's 2nd ejection of 2021, 1st since April 11 (Scott Servais; QOC = U [Warnings]).

This is Jeff Nelson's 2nd ejection of 2021, 1st since June 6 (Edgar Valera; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees, 7/17/21 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 001-002: Tripp Gibson (1, 2; Venable, Black)

HP Umpire Tripp Gibson ejected Padres PH Will Venable and Manager Bud Black for arguing a check swing (strike three) call in the bottom of the 12th inning of the Giants-Padres game. With one out and none on, Venable attempted to check his swing on a 1-2 knuckle curve from Giants pitcher Santiago Casilla for a swinging third strike. Replays indicate Venable attempted to strike the pitch, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Giants were leading, 1-0. The Giants ultimately won the contest, 1-0, in 12 innings.

These are Tripp Gibson (73)'s first and second ejections of 2015.
Tripp Gibson now has 8 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Previous + 2*[2 MLB + 2 Correct] = 8).
Crew Chief Brian Gorman now has 2 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Previous + 2 Y = 2).
*This call was referred to the UEFL Appeals Board.

These are the 1st and 2nd ejections of the 2015 MLB Regular Season.
This is the 1st player ejection of 2015. Prior to ejection, Venable was 0-1 in the contest.
This is the 1st Manager ejection of the 2015 MLB Regular Season.
These are the Padres' 1st/2nd ejections of 2015, 1st in the NL West (SD 2; ARI, COL, LAD, SF 0).
This is Will Venable's first career MLB ejection.
This is Bud Black's first ejection since August 30, 2014 (Clint Fagan; QOC = N [Check Swing]).
This is Tripp Gibson's first ejection since June 14, 2014 (Josh Donaldson; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: San Francisco Giants vs. San Diego Padres, 4/9/15
Video: After Gibson rules Venable failed to hold up, a pair of Padres are sent packing one out prematurely (SD)