Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League

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/mlb-ej…

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/mlb-ej…

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/mlb-ej…

2B Umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Giants director of ml pitching Frank Anderson & Hunter Wendelstedt ejected Adrian Houser (Replay Review: Heloit Ramos' fly ball that hit the Tropicana Field catwalk/ceiling was in play for an out [not HR]) in #Giants-#Rays. closecallsports.com/2026/05/mlb-ej…

HP Umpire Mark Wegner ejected Marlins RF Kyle Stowers & manager Clayton McCullough (strike three call; QOCY) in the 9th inning of #Phillies-#Marlins after Miami lost its two challenges. We don't see many balls/strikes ejections anymore due to ABS. Report: closecallsports.com/2026/05/mlb-ej…

HP Umpire John Libka ejected Athletics hitting coach Chris Cron (quick pitch no-call; QOCN) in the 1st inning of #Royals-#Athletics game. Pitcher Michael Wacha's broken chain wardrobe malfunction pushed him to rush his delivery to A's batter Carlos Cortes. closecallsports.com/2026/04/mlb-ej…

Cubs batter Matt Shaw hit an infield single in San Diego when Padres 3B Ty France picked up a batted ball as it rolled along the foul line, but HP Umpire Dan Merzel called it fair. So... was it fair or foul? The answer to that is... complicated. closecallsports.com/2026/04/about-…

3B Umpire Chad Whitson ejected Twins pitching coach Pete Maki (check swing ball four call to Chandler Simpson) in the 7th inning of the #Twins-#Rays game. Instead of walking to the mound to visit pitcher Taj Bradley, Maki repeatedly gestured at Whitson. closecallsports.com/2026/04/mlb-ej…

1B Umpire Cory Blaser ejected Marlins manager Clayton McCullough (balk call on Eury Pérez; QOCY) in the top of the 2nd inning of the #Brewers-#Marlins game. This suggests MLB has made throwing directly to a base on a pickoff attempt a point of emphasis. closecallsports.com/2026/04/mlb-ej…

HP Umpire Nic Lentz ejected Twins manager Derek Shelton (check swing ball call by 1B Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Reds-#Twins game. The very next pitch, Elly De La Cruz hit an RBI single to bring Cincinnati within a run. closecallsports.com/2026/04/mlb-ej…

2B Umpire Nestor Ceja ejected Royals manager Matt Quatraro (balk no-call; QOCN) in the top of the 1st inning of the #Royals-#Yankees game. But it wasn't for not coming to a stop while in Set Position before a pickoff throw (that's legal); it was PitchCom. closecallsports.com/2026/04/mlb-ej…

HP Umpire Junior Valentine ejected Reds pitcher Connor Phillips (throwing at Giants batter Willy Adames) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Giants-#Reds game. Later, after SF won, benches cleared as these teams appear to have a brief history now. closecallsports.com/2026/04/mlb-ej…

HP Umpire Will Little ejected Yankees manager Aaron Boone (balk call on Ryan Yarbrough; QOCY) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Angels-#Yankees game. 1B Ben Rice wasn't covering first & the throw was off-base, which makes this call technically... closecallsports.com/2026/04/mlb-ej…

After striking out on a pitch clock violation, Orioles 1B Pete Alonso argued HP Umpire John Tumpane's automatic strike call, claiming Arizona's pitcher wasn't alert to him either. Sorry Pete, the rule you're citing does not exist. Article: closecallsports.com/2026/04/alonso…

HP Umpire Adam Beck ejected Angels manager Kurt Suzuki (runner's lane interference call; QOCY) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Angels-#Reds game after batter Logan O'Hoppe ran on the infield grass on his way to first base. Report: closecallsports.com/2026/04/mlb-ej…

HP Umpire Carlos Torres ejected Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake (ball two to Nick Kurtz; QOCY) in the 3rd inning of the #Athletics-#Yankees game. New York opted not to challenge; ABS would have confirmed the ball call...although the pitch was a strike. closecallsports.com/2026/04/mlb-ej…

1B Umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Braves pitcher Reynaldo López and Angels DH Jorge Soler (fighting) in the bottom of the 5th inning of the #Braves-#Angels game. The benches-clearing incident came after Soler's earlier HR, HBP & featured a Walt Weiss tackle. closecallsports.com/2026/04/mlb-ej…

HP Umpire Dan Merzel ejected Blue Jays manager John Schneider (no stop balk call on pitcher Kevin Gausman; QOCY) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Dodgers-#BlueJays game. Lets go over the balk rules as we review Guasman's pre-delivery bouncing routine. closecallsports.com/2026/04/mlb-ej…

3B Umpire David Rackley ejected Giants manager Tony Vitello (runner's lane interference out call by HP Umpire Edwin Jimenez; QOCY) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Mets-#Giants game. SF batter Jerar Encarnacion appeared to run on the infield grass. closecallsports.com/2026/04/mlb-ej…

HP Umpire James Jean ejected Orioles manager Craig Albernaz (quick pitch no-call/strike one call; QOCY) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Orioles-#Pirates game. Baltimore was trailing 6-0 at the time of the incident, Albernaz's first as O's skipper. closecallsports.com/2026/04/mlb-ej…