MLB Ejections 057-60 - Vic Carapazza (WAS-BOS Fight)

2B Umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Red Sox 1B Willson Contreras, manager Chad Tracy, and bench player Nate Eaton, and Nationals pitcher Miles Mikolas (fighting after strikeout/benches clearing incident) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Nationals-#RedSox game. With one out and none on, Red Sox batter Contreras took a 3-2 sweeper from Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli for a called third strike, upon which Cavalli yelled "sit down, boy" at Contreras, resulting in a benches-clearing incident during which Contreras threw his helmet and Mikolas and Eaton fought each other. Cavalli was not ejected for instigation. At the the time of the ejections, the Red Sox were leading, 1-0. The Nationals ultimately won the contest, 8-1.

These are Vic Carapazza (19)'s 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th ejections of 2026.

These are the 57th, 58th, 59th, and 60th ejection reports of the 2026 MLB regular season.

These are the 17th, 18th, and 19th player ejections of 2026.

This is the 33rd manager ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 33 Managers, 8 Coaches, 19 Players.

This is Boston's 4/5/6th ejection of 2026, 1st in the AL East (BOS 6; NYY 4; TB, TOR 3; BAL 2).

This is Washington's 1st ejection of 2026, 3rd in the NL East (MIA 3; NYM 2; ATL, PHI, WAS 1).

This is Willson Contreras' 2nd ejection of 2026, 1st since June 29 (Nic Lentz; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

This is Miles Mikolas' 1st ejection since July 27, 2023 (Ryan Additon; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

This is Chad Tracy's first career MLB ejection.

This is Nate Eaton's first career MLB ejection.

This is Vic Carapazza's 4-7th ejection of 2026, 1st since May 2 (Frank Anderson; QOC = Y [Replay]).

Wrap: Washington Nationals vs Boston Red Sox, 6/30/26 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 056 - Nic Lentz (2; Willson Contreras)

1B Umpire Nic Lentz ejected Red Sox 1B Willson Contreras (check swing strike three call) in the bottom of the 2nd inning of the #Nationals-#RedSox game. With one out and two on, Red Sox batter Contreras attempted to check his swing on a 1-2 slider from Nationals pitcher Miles Mikolas, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Edwin Moscoso, and called a swinging strike on appeal by 1B Umpire Lentz. At the time of the ejection, the Red Sox were leading, 5-1. The Red Sox ultimately won the contest, 6-3.

This is Nic Lentz (59)'s 2nd ejection of 2026.

This is the 56th ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.

This is the 16th player ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 33 Managers, 8 Coaches, 16 Players.

This is Boston's 3rd ejection of 2026, 2nd in the AL East (NYY 4; BOS, TB, TOR 3; BAL 2).

This is Willson Contreras' 1st ejection since August 25, 2025 (Derek Thomas; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Nic Lentz's 2nd ejection of 2026, 1st since April 18 (Derek Shelton; QOC = Y-c [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Washington Nationals vs Boston Red Sox, 6/29/26 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 136-7 - Derek Thomas (5-6; STL x2)

HP Umpire Derek Thomas ejected Cardinals DH Willson Contreras and manager Oliver Marmol (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Pirates-#Cardinals game. With one out and one on, Cardinals batter Contreras took a 0-2 sinker from Pirates pitcher Yohan Ramírez for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and knee-high (px -0.20, pz 1.77 [sz_bot 1.61 / RAD 1.49]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Cardinals were leading, 6-5. The Cardinals ultimately won the contest, 7-6.

These are Derek Thomas (53)'s 5th and 6th ejections of 2025.

*This pitch was located 4.32 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

These are the 136th and 137th ejections of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 40th player ejection of 2025.

This is the 74th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 74 Managers, 23 Coaches, 40 Players.

This is St Louis' 6/7th ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL Central (STL 7; CHC 6; PIT 5; CIN 4; MIL 2).

This is Willson Contreras' 1st ejection since August 22, 2023 (Brennan Miller; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Oliver Marmol's 6th ejection of 2025, 1st since August 17 (Nic Lentz; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Derek Thomas' 5/6th ejection of 2025, 1st since August 10 (Aaron Boone; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs St Louis Cardinals, 8/25/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 204-6 - Brennan Miller (4-6; STL x3)

HP Umpire Brennan Miller ejected Cardinals catcher Willson Contreras and manager Oliver Marmol (strike two call; QOCN) in the top of the 7th and Jordan Walker (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Cardinals-#Pirates game. In the 7th, with two out and the bases loaded, Contreras took a 1-1 sinker from Pirates pitcher Colin Holderman for a called second strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px -0.66, pz 1.22 [sz_bot 1.56 / RAD 1.44 / MOE 1.36]), the call was incorrect. At the time of Contreras and Marmol's ejections, the Pirates were leading, 6-3. In the 8th, with two out and none on, Walker took a 1-2 sinker from Holderman for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -0.63, pz 1.71 [sz_bot 1.67 / RAD 1.55]), the call was correct.* At the time of Walker's ejection, the Pirates were leading, 6-3. The Pirates ultimately won the contest, 6-3.

These are Brennan Miller (55)'s 4th, 5th, and 6th ejections of 2023.

*The Contrereas pitch was located 1.68 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

The Walker pitch was located 2.88 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

These are the 204th, 205th, and 206th ejection reports of the 2023 MLB regular season.

These are the 82nd and 83rd player ejections of 2023.

This is the 94th manager ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 94 Managers, 83 Players, 29 Coaches.

This is St Louis' 11-13th ejection of 2023, 1st in the NL Central (STL 13; PIT 10; CHC, MIL 8; CIN 7).

This is Willson Contreras' 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since April 23 (Dan Iassogna; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Oliver Marmol's 6th ejection of 2023, 1st since July 27 (Will Little; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

This is Jordan Walker's first career MLB ejection.

This is Brennan Miller's 4-6th ejection of 2023, 1st since July 7 (Nick Pratto; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: St Louis Cardinals vs Pittsburgh Pirates, 8/22/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 027 - Dan Iassogna (1; Willson Contreras)

HP Umpire Dan Iassogna ejected Cardinals DH Willson Contreras (strike one and two calls; QOCN) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Cardinals-#Mariners game. With none out and none on, Contreras took 0-0 and 2-1 sweepers from Mariners pitcher Penn Murfee for called first and second strikes before striking out on an ensuing pitch. Replays indicate both pitches were located over the heart of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (strike one: px 0.01, pz 1.34 [sz_bot 1.61 / RAD 1.49 / MOE 1.41] and strike two: px -0.31, pz 1.31 [sz_bot 1.61 / RAD 1.49 / MOE 1.41]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Cardinals were leading, 6-3. The Cardinals ultimately won the contest, 7-3.

This is Dan Iassogna (58)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

*The 0-0 pitch was located 0.84 and 2-1 was located 1.20 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

^We also discuss Cardinals pitcher Genesis Cabrera who was warned, then penalized with an automatic ball for violating MLB's so-called Max Scherzer rule prohibiting pitchers from coming set before batters are in the box and alert to the pitcher. Cabrera illegally came set too early (before the batter was alert) on consecutive pitches during Mariners batter Julio Rodriguez's at-bat the bottom of the 7th inning.

This is the 27th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 12th player ejection of 2023.

This is St Louis' 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st in the NL Central (STL 2; CIN, PIT 1; CHC, MIL 0).

This is Willson Contreras' 1st ejection since May 20, 2022 (Ryan Additon; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Dan Iassogna's 1st ejection since June 17, 2022 (Dave Martinez; QOC = N-c [Obstruction]).

Wrap: St Louis Cardinals vs Seattle Mariners, 4/23/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 045 - Ryan Additon (1; Willson Contreras)

HP Umpire Ryan Additon ejected Cubs catcher Willson Contreras (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Diamondbacks-#Cubs game. With one out and one on (R1), Cubs batter Contreras took a 1-2 fastball from Diamondbacks pitcher Caleb Smith for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and waist-high (px -0.87, pz 2.71) and that all other pitches during the at-bat were officiated properly, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Diamondbacks were leading, 9-5. The Diamondbacks ultimately won the contest, 10-6.

This is Ryan Additon (67)'s 1st ejection of 2022.

Ryan Additon now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).

Crew Chief Mark Carlson now has 4 points in Crew Chief (3 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 4).

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

This pitch was located 0.53 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 45th ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is the 17th player ejection of 2022. Prior to ejection, Contreras was 0-4 (2 SO).

This is Chicago's 2nd ejection of 2022, T-1st in the NL Central (CHC, PIT, STL 2; CIN, MIL 0).

This is Willson Contreras' 1st ejection since Sept 18, 2021 (Chad Whitson; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Ryan Additon's 1st ejection since June 19, 2021 (David Bell; QOC = Y-c [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs, 5/20/22 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 176 - Chad Whitson (2; Willson Contreras)

HP Umpire Chad Whitson ejected Cubs catcher Willson Contreras (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Cubs-#Brewers game. With one out and two on (R1, R2), Contreras took a 3-2 fastball from Brewers pitcher Josh Hader for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.60, pz 1.85 [sz_bot 1.54 / RAD 1.42 / MOE 1.33]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Brewers were leading, 6-4. The Brewers ultimately won the contest, 6-4.

This is Chad Whitson (62)'s 2nd ejection of 2021.

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

Crew Chief Tony Randazzo now has 5 points in Crew Division (4 Previous + 1 QOCY = 5).

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

*This pitch was located 6.19 horizontal inches from being deemed an incorrect call.

This is the 176th ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the 71st player ejection of 2021. Prior to ejection, Contreras was 1-4 (SO) in the contest.

This is Chicago's 8th ejection of 2021, 3rd in the NL Central (MIL 16; CIN 12; CHC 8; STL 3; PIT 3).

This is Willson Contreras' 2nd ejection of 2021, 1st since July 24 (Pat Hoberg; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Chad Whitson's 2nd ejection of 2021, 1st since June 3 (Aaron Boone; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 9/18/21 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 109 - Pat Hoberg (1; Willson Contreras)

HP Umpire Pat Hoberg ejected Cubs C Willson Contreras (strike two call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 9th inning of the #Diamondbacks-#Cubs game. With two out and none on, Cubs batter Jason Heyward took a 0-1 sinker from Diamondbacks pitcher Brett de Geus for a called second strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px -0.73, pz 1.69 [sz_bot 1.68 / RAD 1.56 / MOE 1.47]) and that all pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Diamondbacks were leading, 7-3. The Diamondbacks ultimately won the contest, 7-3. 

This is Pat Hoberg (31)'s 1st ejection of 2021.

Pat Hoberg now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).

Crew Chief Bill Welke now has 1 point in Crew Division (0 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 1).

This is the 109th ejection report of 2021.

This is the 40th player ejection of 2021. Prior to ejection, Contreras was 1-3 in the contest.

This is Chicago's 5th ejection of 2021, 3rd in the NL Central (MIL 9; CIN 7; CHC 5; PIT, STL 3).

This is Willson Contreras' 1st ejection since August 12, 2020 (Tim Timmons; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

This is Pat Hoberg's 1st ejection since September 11, 2020 (Bryan Holada; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Chicago Cubs, 7/24/21 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 16 - Tim Timmons (1; Willson Contreras)

HP Umpire Tim Timmons ejected Cubs C Willson Contreras (check swing strike three call) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Cubs-#Indians game. With none out and two on (R2, R3), Contreras attempted to check his swing on a 0-2 slider from Indians pitcher Carlos Carrasco, ruled a swinging strike by HP Umpire Timmons. Play was reviewed and adjudicated by the UEFL Appeals Board, the call on the field of "swing" was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Cubs were leading, 1-0. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 7-2.

This is Tim Timmons (95)'s first ejection of 2020.
Tim Timmons now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 QOCY = 4).
Crew Chief Laz Diaz now has 0 points in Crew Division (-1 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 0).

This is the 16th ejection report of the 2020 MLB regular season.
This is the seventh player ejection of 2020. Prior to ejection, Contreras was 0-3 (2 SO) in the contest.
This is Chicago's 1st ejection of 2020, T-2nd in the NL Central (PIT 2; CHC, CIN 1; MIL, STL 0).
This is Willson Contreras' 1st ejection since August 24, 2019 (Hunter Wendelstedt; QOC = U [USC]).
This is Tim Timmons' 1st ejection since Sept 13, 2019 (Tim Bogar; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs. Cleveland Indians, 8/12/20 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 169-170 - Carapazza, Wendelstedt (CHC)

HP Umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Cubs PH Ian Happ (strike three call; QOCN) and 2B Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ejected bench player Willson Contreras (USC-NEC) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Nationals-#Cubs game. With two out and the bases loaded, Happ took a 3-2 sinker from Nationals pitcher Joe Ross for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and belt-high (px -1.08, pz 2.93 [sz_top 3.64]), the call was incorrect. Due to his status on the injured list, Contreras' call was irrecusable.^ At the time of the ejections, the Nationals were leading, 5-1. The Nationals ultimately won the contest, 7-2.

This is Vic Carapazza (19)'s fifth ejection of 2019.
This is Hunter Wendelstedt (21)'s fourth ejection of 2019.
Vic Carapazza now has 5 points in the UEFL Standings (7 Prev + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = 5).
Hunter Wendelstedt now has 13 points in the UEFL Standings (11 Prev + 2 MLB + 0 QOCU = 13).
Crew Chief Dan Iassogna now has 0 points in Crew Division (-1 Previous + 0 QOCN + 1 QOCU = 0).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
This pitch was located 1.99 horizontal inches from being deemed a correct call.
^UEFL Rule 6-2-b-5-a states that ejections of non-active players shall be irrecusable.

These are the 169th and 170th ejection reports of the 2019 MLB regular season.
This is the 81st player ejection of 2019. Prior to ejection, Happ was 0-1 (SO) in the contest.
This is the 82nd player ejection of 2019. Prior to ejection, Contreras was on the injured list.
This is Chicago's 6/7th ejection of 2019, T-3rd in the NL Central (CIN 21; PIT 10; CHC, MIL 7; STL 3).
This is Ian Happ's first career MLB ejection.
This is Willson Contreras' first ejection since Sept 15, 2017 (Jordan Baker; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Vic Carapazza's 5th ejection of 2019, 1st since August 1 (Josh Reddick; QOC = Y [Strike/Foul]).
This is Hunter Wendelstedt's 4th ejection of 2019, 1st since July 27 (Clint Hurdle; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs, 8/24/19 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 176-177 - Jordan Baker (Lackey, Contreras)

HP Umpire Jordan Baker ejected Cubs pitcher John Lackey and catcher Willson Contreras (ball three call; QOCN) in the top of the 5th inning of the Cardinals-Cubs game. With two out and two on (R1, R2), Cardinals batter Carlos Martinez took a 2-2 cutter from Lackey for a called third ball before singling into center field on the ensuing pitch. Replays indicate the 2-2 pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and thigh-high (px .216, pz 2.107 [sz_bot 1.535 / MOE 1.618, sz_top 3.371 / MOE 3.288]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejections, the Cardinals were leading, 2-1. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 8-2.

This is Jordan Baker (71)'s fifth, sixth ejection of the 2017 MLB regular season.
Jordan Baker now has 11 points in the UEFL Standings (15 Prev + 2*[2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call] = 11).
Crew Chief Bill Welke now has 0 points in Crew Division (0 Previous + 0 Incorrect Calls = 0).

*The pitch was located 5.868 vertical inches and 6.384 horizontal inches from being deemed a correct call.
*The pitch is represented by green circle #5 in the accompanying diagram.
^Contreras threw his mask, which bounced and struck Baker's leg. Brett Lawrie received a four-game suspension in 2012 for spiking his helmet into plate umpire Bill Miller after an ejection in Toronto.
Related Post: Ejections 033, 034: Bill Miller (1, 2) (5/12/12).

This is the 176th, 177th ejection report of 2017.
This is the 78th player ejection of 2017. Prior to ejection, Lackey's line was 4.2 IP, 2 ER.
This is the 79th player ejection of 2017. Prior to ejection, Contreras was 1-2 (SO) in the contest.
This is Chicago-NL's 4/5th ejection of 2017, 4th in the NL Central (CIN, MIL, PIT 6; CHC 5; STL 4).
This is John Lackey's first ejection since September 10, 2014 (Tom Hallion; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Willson Contreras' first career MLB ejection.
This is Jordan Baker's 5/6th ejection of 2017, 1st since Sept 4 (Darren Bush; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: St. Louis Cardinals vs. Chicago Cubs, 9/15/17 | Video as follows: