MLB Ejection 072 - Junior Valentine (2; Bruce Bochy)

HP Umpire Junior Valentine ejected Rangers manager Bruce Bochy (strike three call to Corey Seager by 3B Umpire Ryan Blakney) in the bottom of the 10th inning of the #WhiteSox-#Rangers game. With two out and the bases loaded, Rangers batter Seager attempted to check his swing on a 2-2 sweeper by White Sox pitcher Tyler Alexander, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Valentine and called a swinging strike on appeal by 3B Umpire Blakney. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 4-4. The Rangers ultimately won the contest, 5-4, in 11 innings.

  

This is Junior Valentine (25)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

This is the 72nd ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 37th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 37 Managers, 13 Coaches, 22 Players.

This is Texas' 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st in the AL West (TEX 3; LAA, OAK, SEA, 2; HOU 1).

This is Bruce Bochy's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 20 (Carlos Torres; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Junior Valentine's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since June 9 (Alex Cora; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Chicago White Sox vs Texas Rangers, 6/14/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 070-1 - Tumpane/Rehak (NYY x2)

HP Umpire John Tumpane ejected Yankees manager Aaron Boone and 1B Umpire Jeremie Rehak ejected Yankees 2B DJ LeMahieu (Replay Review decision upholding 1B Umpire Rehak's foul ball call; QOCY) in the top of the 10th inning of the #RedSox-#Yankees game. With two out and none on, Yankees batter LeMahieu hit a 0-0 sinker from Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock on a line drive past first base, ruled foul by 1B Umpire Rehak. Upon Replay Review as the result of a challenge by Yankees manager Boone, the foul ball call stood. Replays indicate the batted ball first contacted the ground in right field to the foul territory side of the foul line for a foul ball, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 1-1. The Red Sox ultimately won the contest, 2-1, in 10 innings.

  

This is John Tumpane (74)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

This is Jeremie Rehak (35)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

These are the 70th and 71st ejection reports of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 36th manager & 22nd player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 36 Managers, 13 Coaches, 22 Players.

This is New York's 5/6th ejection of 2025, 4th in the AL East (NYY 6; BAL, BOS, TB, TOR 3).

This is Aaron Boone's 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 13 (Mark Wegner; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is DJ LeMahieu's 1st career MLB ejection.

This is John Tumpane's 1st ejection since August 26, 2024 (Carl Willis; QOC = Y [Fair/Foul]).

This is Jeremie Rehak's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 9 (Mark Prior; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: New York Yankees vs Boston Red Sox, 6/13/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 069 - Gabe Morales (3; JP Sears)

HP Umpire Gabe Morales ejected Athletics bench player/pitcher JP Sears (ball four to Mike Trout; QOCN) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Athletics-#Angels game. With one out and two on, Angels batter Trout took a 3-2 fastball from A's pitcher Grant Holman for a called fourth ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and below the midpoint (px -0.55, pz 3.25 [sz_top 3.54 / RAD 3.66 / MOE 3.58]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 3-3. The Angels ultimately won the contest, 6-5.

  

This is Gabe Morales (47)'s 3rd ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 3.96 vertical inches away from being deemed correct.

This is the 69th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 21st player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 35 Managers, 13 Coaches, 21 Players.

This is Oakland's 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st in the AL West (OAK 3; LAA, SEA, TEX 2; HOU 1).

This is JP Sears' first career MLB ejection.

This is Gabe Morales' 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st since June 7 (Brian Snitker; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: No City For Old Athletics vs Even More Confusing City for Angels, 6/11/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 068 - Junior Valentine (1; Alex Cora)

HP Umpire Junior Valentine ejected Red Sox manager Alex Cora (strike three call to Romy Gonzalez; QOCN) in the bottom of the 11th inning of the #Rays-#RedSox game. With one out and two on, Red Sox batter Gonzalez took a 3-2 fastball from Rays pitcher Ian Seymour for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and below the hollow beneath the knee (px -0.31, pz 1.54 [sz_bot 1.82 / RAD 1.70 / 1.62]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Rays were leading, 10-8. The Rays ultimately won the contest, 10-8, in 11 innings.

  

This is Junior Valentine (25)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 0.96 vertical inches away from being deemed correct.

This is the 68th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 35th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 35 Managers, 13 Coaches, 20 Players.

This is Boston's 3rd ejection of 2025, 4th in the AL East (NYY 4; BAL, BOS, TB, TOR 3).

This is Alex Cora's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 20 (Mike Estabrook; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Junior Valentine's 1st ejection since June 16, 2024 (Scott Emerson; QOC = U-c [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Tampa Bay Rays vs Boston Red Sox, 6/9/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 067 - Stu Scheurwater (1; Craig Counsell)

HP Umpire Stu Scheurwater ejected Cubs manager Craig Counsell (runner's lane interference no-call on Otto Kemp; QOCY) in the bottom of the 9th inning of the #Cubs-#Phillies game. With none out and none on, Phillies batter Kemp hit a 0-0 fastball from Cubs pitcher Brad Keller on the ground to catcher Carson Kelly, who threw to first baseman Michael Busch after Kemp arrived at first base, ruled safe by 1B Umpire Vic Carapazza and non-runner's lane interference by HP Umpire Scheurwater. Replays indicate that although batter-runner Kemp failed to run within the running lane (plus fair territory dirt extension adopted by MLB in 2024) by virtue of running on the grass, his doing so did not interfere with fielder Busch receiving the throw at first base, as the throw could not have reasonably retired the runner. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 2-2. The Phillies ultimately won the contest, 4-3, in 11 innings.

  

This is Stu Scheurwater (85)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

*Official Baseball Rule 5.09(a)(11): "The batter is out when in running the last half of the distance from home base to first base, while the ball is being fielded to first base, they run outside (to the right of) the three-foot line, or inside (to the left of) the foul line, and in the umpire’s judgment in so doing interfere with the fielder taking the throw at first base, in which case the ball is dead."

This is the 67th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 34th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 34 Managers, 13 Coaches, 20 Players.

This is Chicago's 4th ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL Central (CHC, PIT 4; CIN, STL 3; MIL 2).

This is Craig Counsell's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since June 8 (Derek Thomas; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Stu Scheurwater's 1st ejection since August 12, 2024 (Oliver Marmol; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs Philadelphia Phillies, 6/9/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 065-6 - Derek Thomas (2-3; CHC x2)

HP Umpire Derek Thomas ejected Cubs 2B Nico Hoerner and manager Craig Counsell (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Cubs-#Tigers game. With none out and one on, Cubs batter Hoerner took a 2-2 fastball from Tigers pitcher Jack Flaherty for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and at the hollow beneath the knee (px -0.86, pz 1.51 [sz_bot 1.46]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Tigers were leading, 2-0. The Tigers ultimately won the contest, 4-0.

 

These are Derek Thomas (53)'s 2nd and 3rd ejections of 2025.

*This pitch was located 0.65 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

These are the 65th and 66th ejection reports of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 20th player & 33rd manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 33 Managers, 13 Coaches, 20 Players.

This is Chicago's 2/3rd ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 4; CHC, CIN, STL 3; MIL 2).

This is Nico Hoerner's 1st ejection since June 5, 2024 (Vic Carapazza; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Craig Counsell's 1st ejection since July 29, 2024 (James Hoye; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

This is Derek Thomas' 2/3rd ejection of 2025, 1st since April 30 (David Popkins; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs Detroit Tigers, 6/8/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 064 - Bruce Dreckman (2; James Rowson)

HP Umpire Bruce Dreckman ejected Yankees hitting coach James Rowson (strike one call to Jasson Domínguez; QOCN) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #RedSox-#Yankees game. With none out and one on, Yankees batter Domínguez took a 1-0 fastball from Red Sox pitcher Garrett Crochet for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and belt-high (px 0.92, pz 2.74), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Red Sox were leading, 8-3. The Red Sox ultimately won the contest, 10-7.

 

This is Bruce Dreckman (1)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 0.07 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 64th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 13th coach ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 32 Managers, 13 Coaches, 19 Players.

This is New York's 4th ejection of 2025, 4th in the AL East (NYY 4; BAL, TB, TOR 3; BOS 2).

This is James Rowson's 1st ejection since August 7, 2024 (Tripp Gibson; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Bruce Dreckman's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since April 30 (Oliver Marmol; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees, 6/7/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 063 - Gabe Morales (1; Brian Snitker)

HP Umpire Gabe Morales ejected Braves manager Brian Snitker (ball two call to Willy Adames; QOCY) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Braves-#Giants game. With two out and none on, Giants batter Adames took a 1-2 sinker from Braves pitcher Bryce Elder for a called second ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and above the hollow beneath the knee (px 0.83, pz 1.79 [sz_bot 1.77]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Giants were leading, 1-0. The Giants ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

 

This is Gabe Morales (47)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 1.00 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 63rd ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 32nd manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 32 Managers, 12 Coaches, 19 Players.

This is Atlanta's 1st ejection of 2025, 3rd in the NL East (MIA, WAS 2; ATL, PHI 1; NYM 0).

This is Brian Snitker's 1st ejection since August 7, 2024 (Brian Walsh; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Gabe Morales' 1st ejection since August 21, 2024 (Skip Schumaker; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Atlanta Braves vs San Francisco Giants, 6/7/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 062 - Jordan Baker (3; Ryan Jeffers)

HP Umpire Jordan Baker ejected Twins PH Ryan Jeffers (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #BlueJays-#Twins game. With none out and two on, Twins batter Jeffers took a 3-2 knuckle curve from Blue Jays pitcher Brendon Little for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and at the hollow beneath the knee (px 0.64, pz 1.41 [sz_bot 1.57 / RAD 1.45 / MOE 1.37]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Blue Jays were leading, 6-3. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 6-4.

 

This is Jordan Baker (71)'s 3rd ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 0.48 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 62nd ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 19th player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 31 Managers, 12 Coaches, 19 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 Ryan Jeffers' 1st career MLB ejection.

This is Jordan Baker's 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 19 (Matt Quatraro; QOC = Y [Obstruction]).

Box: Toronto Blue Jays vs Minnesota Twins, 6/6/25 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 060-1 - Chad Fairchild (1-2; MIA x2)

HP Umpire Chad Fairchild ejected Marlins 2B Xavier Edwards and manager Clayton McCullough (runner's lane interference call; QOCN) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Marlins-#Rays game. With none out and one on, Marlins batter Edwards bunted a 0-0 fastball from Rays pitcher Zack Littell on the ground to Littell, who threw to first baseman Jonathan Aranda as batter-runner Edwards arrived at first base, resulting in a collision between Edwards and Aranda as the ball caromed into right field, ruled runner's lane interference by HP Umpire Fairchild. Replays indicate the batter-runner may have run outside of the expanded runner's lane (e.g., on the infield grass), but that the pitcher's low throw could not have reasonably retired the runner, the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Rays were leading, 1-0. The Rays ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

 

These are Chad Fairchild (4)'s 1st and 2nd ejections of 2025.

*Official Baseball Rule 5.09(a)(11): "The batter is out when in running the last half of the distance from home base to first base, while the ball is being fielded to first base, they run outside (to the right of) the three-foot line, or inside (to the left of) the foul line, and in the umpire’s judgment in so doing interfere with the fielder taking the throw at first base, in which case the ball is dead."

2024 MLB Rules Change: The runner's lane has been expanded to include the dirt in fair territory.

Wendelstedt Umpire Manual Interpretation: "The determination is not whether the throw is true, but whether it could still reasonably retire the runner."

These are the 60th and 61st ejection reports of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 18th player & 31st manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 31 Managers, 12 Coaches, 18 Players.

This is Miami's 1/2nd ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL East (MIA, WAS 2; PHI 1; ATL, NYM 0).

This is Xavier Edwards' 1st career MLB ejection.

This is Clayton McCullough's 1st career MLB ejection.

This is Chad Fairchild's 1st ejection since July 11, 2024 (Miguel Cairo; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Box: Miami Marlins vs Tampa Bay Rays, 6/6/25 | Video as follows: