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2B Umpire Chris Conroy ejected Padres pitcher Ron Marinaccio and manager Craig Stammen (throwing at Gunnar Henderson) in the bottom of the 9th inning of the #Padres-#Orioles game. Xander Bogaerts was hit in the head by a pitch earlier. Report: closecallsports.com/2026/06/…
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HP Umpire Adam Beck ejected Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol (allowed ABS challenge on strike 3 overturned to ball 4 call/said Austin Martin took too long; QOCY) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Cardinals-#Twins game. Let's check the stopwatch. closecallsports.com/2026/06/…
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HP Umpire Louie Krupa ejected Cubs manager Craig Counsell (fair ball call; QOCN) in the top of the 6th inning of the #Cubs-#Rockies game. Moisés' Ballesteros' batted ball hit his shin guard in the box, but fair/foul on the infield isn't a reviewable play. closecallsports.com/2026/06/…
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HP Umpire Jansen Visconti ejected Blue Jays hitting coach David Popkins (strike one call to Vladimir Guerrero; QOCY) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Phillies-#BlueJays game after Toronto opted not to use an ABS challenge. It was a strike anyway. closecallsports.com/2026/06/…
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Did Blue Jays runner Ernie Clement run out of his base path to avoid Orioles SS Gunnar Henderson's tag attempt? 2B Umpire Nic Lentz said no, signaling safe & saying Clement legally attempted to avoid a fielder fielding a batted ball. Huh? What happened? closecallsports.com/2026/06/…
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HP Umpire Chris Conroy ejected Reds manager Terry Francona (Replay Review call stands decision that upheld U1 Ben May's safe [pulled foot] call on Sal Stewart as runner Bryan Torres arrived; QOCY) in the 1st inning of the #Reds-#Cardinals game. Report: closecallsports.com/2026/06/…
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1B Umpire Jordan Baker ejected Pirates 2B Brandon Lowe (ABS challenge denial/called strike by HP Umpire Alex Tosi; QOCN) in the 4th inning of #Twins-#Pirates game. Tosi denied the request, ruling Pittsburgh's dugout illegally assisted with pitch location. closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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2B Umpire Dan Bellino ejected Padres manager Craig Stammen (Replay Review 'call stands' decision/safe; QOCY) in the 7th inning of #Padres-#Nationals game. Did Xander Bogaerts' left foot touch 2B prior to Nationals runner Dylan Crews' slide into the base? closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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3B Umpire Lance Barrett ejected Angels pitcher/bench player Brent Suter and Rays pitchers Steven Wilson & Manuel Rodríguez (delay of game/refusal to leave field/pre-game national anthem standoff) in the top of the 1st inning of the #Angels-#Rays game. closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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1B Umpire Dan Merzel ejected Cubs manager Craig Counsell (ABS challenge denial/check swing/strike 3 call; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Cubs-#Pirates game. HP called strike three, batter Alcántara wanted to review, but U1 said he swung anyway. closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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3B Umpire Dan Bellino ejected Pirates manager Don Kelly (Replay Review 'call stands' decision on HBP challenge; QOCY) in the 2nd inning of the #Cubs-#Pirates game. Konnor Griffin likely was HBP, but thanks to "clear and convincing", the call stood. closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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HP Umpire Alan Porter ejected Pirates pitching coach Bill Murphy and manager Don Kelly (ABS challenge on balls/strikes that benefitted Pittsburgh... you read that right... & check swing; QOCY) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Pirates-#BlueJays game. closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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1B Umpire Chad Fairchild ejected Mariners manager Dan Wilson (check swing ball two call to Ramón Laureano) in the #Padres-#Mariners game. San Diego scored 4 in the 4th inning to take a 5-0 lead. An ACS check swing challenge system is being tested in MiLB. closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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2B Umpire Brennan Miller ejected Yankees manager Aaron Boone (out/catch call by 3B Umpire Ben May; QOCY) in the #BlueJays-#Yankees game. Boone purportedly thought it was Miller's call... it wasn't. New York had lost a tag out challenge earlier in the game. closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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HP Umpire Tripp Gibson ejected White Sox manager Will Venable (obstruction call by 2B Umpire Mike Muchlinski; QOCY) in the 3rd inning of the #WhiteSox-#Mariners game when Mariners runner Jhonny Pereda collided with Chicago fielder Sam Antonacci. Report: closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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3B Umpire Jordan Baker ejected Twins manager Derek Shelton (obstruction call; QOCY) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Brewers-#Twins game when 3B Royce Lewis blocked third base, allowing Brewers baserunner R3 Jackson Chourio to score. Report: closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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HP Umpire Jordan Baker ejected Tigers manager AJ Hinch (Replay Review decision that upheld 3B Umpire Junior Valentine's out call; QOCN) in the top of the 4th inning of the #Tigers-#Mets game. Replay said "call stands" but should it have been overturned? closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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HP Umpire Carlos Torres ejected Orioles infield coach Miguel Cairo (untimely/denied ABS challenge by catcher Samuel Basallo; QOCN) in the #Athletics-#Orioles game. Kind of? This sequence was so problematic, it had me defending MIGUEL CAIRO. Report: closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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3B Umpire Dan Iassogna ejected Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez (throwing at Trevor Story/intentional HBP) in the 4th inning of the #RedSox-#Tigers game after back-to-back HRs in a blowout. Benches cleared & while BOS TV called it "blatant," DET disagreed. closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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1B Umpire Alan Porter ejected Pirates pitcher Chris Devenski (throwing at Reds batter Sal Stewart) in the 7th inning of the #Reds-#Pirates 17-7 blowout after Stewart pointed out to HP Umpire Willie Traynor that Devenski had violated the Scherzer Rule. closecallsports.com/2026/05/…
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