Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League

HP Umpire Ryan Blakney ejected Giants manager Tony Vitello (check swing ball two call by 1B Umpire Marvin Hudson to Mookie Betts) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Dodgers-#Giants game. Hudson is retiring & Sunday was his last MLB regular season game. closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

3B Umpire James Hoye ejected Mets CF AJ Ewing (check swing strike three call) in the 8th inning of the #Nationals-#Mets game, although the batter's immediate body language suggested he might have thought he did swing. closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

HP Umpire Dan Merzel ejected Phillies hitting coach Kevin Long (out of base path call on Luis Arraez; QOCY) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Brewers-#Phillies game when the batter-runner was ruled out for running across the 3-ft lane to avoid a tag: closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

HP Umpire Stu Scheurwater ejected Athletics manager Mark Kotsay (runner's lane interference no-call on Jo Adell; QOCN) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Athletics-#Guardians game, whose stadium's distance from foul-to-grass line is different. closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

3B Umpire John Tumpane ejected Twins manager Derek Shelton (Replay Review confirmed foul ball/not HR call to Emmanuel Rodriguez by 1B Umpire Edwin Jimenez; QOCY) in the 8th inning of the #Yankees-#Twins game, a call initially reversed on crew consultation. closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

1B Umpire Emil Jimenez ejected Nationals manager Blake Butera (check swing ball one call to Ty France) in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the #Nationals-#Padres game. The Padres then scored 3 to come all the way back to take a 3-2 lead over DC. Report: closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

New York Heights SS Valerie Perez became the Women's Professional Baseball League's first player ejected after umpire Cody Hawkins' interference call during a blowout win over WPBL: SF. What did Val do to get tossed? That's trickier than the actual play. closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

HP Umpire Jeremie Rehak ejected Giants manager Tony Vitello (Replay Review that upheld a foul ball/not HBP call; QOCN) in the top of the 2nd inning of the #Giants-#Mets game. Meanwhile, San Francisco and San Diego are racing for the NL West ejections lead closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

HP Umpire Doug Eddings ejected Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol (hat/uniform rule/pitch clock violation; QOCN) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Cardinals-#Rockies game. Is there an actual rule about wearing a cap straight on one's head (not crooked)? closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

HP Umpire Manny Gonzalez ejected Guardians manager Stephen Vogt (pitch clock violation to Austin Hedges; QOCN) in the bottom of the 5th inning of the #Tigers-#Guardians game. A time out request turned into a disaster when the timer was never reset. closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

HP Umpire James Hoye ejected Mariners manager Dan Wilson (warnings after Brian Serven HBP by Carlos Vargas) in the top of the 6th inning of the #Athletics-#Mariners game, following Donovan Walton's home run. Managers are not permitted to argue warnings. closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

1B Umpire Junior Valentine ejected Yankees manager Aaron Boone & pitching coach Matt Blake (check swing ball call to Vaughn Grissom) in the 10th inning of #Yankees-#Angels game, who then yelled at HP Umpire Dillon Wilson for not calling a strike himself. closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

2B Umpire Chris Guccione ejected Royals manager Matt Quatraro (balk call by 1B Umpire Nestor Ceja reversed to no violation due to PitchCom malfunction; QOCN) in the #Marlins-#Royals game when Miami pitcher Victor Vodkin stumbled off the rubber. closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

As Guardians batter-runner Brayan Rocchio ran toward first base during a ground ball in Cleveland, he saw a pair of Royals in 1B Salvador Perez & pitcher Daniel Lynch standing in his base path, veering to his left to avoid a tag. Umpires what's your call? closecallsports.com/2026/09/…

3B Umpire Jansen Visconti ejected Padres RF Fernando Tatis & U2 Andy Fletcher ejected manager Craig Stammen (runner's lane interference out call by Tyler Jones) in the #Padres-#Rays game after Tatis ran to first base on the infield grass during a bunt. closecallsports.com/2026/08/…

3B Umpire Alan Porter ejected Giants interim 3B coach Ron Wotus (arguing prior game's calls during the pre-game plate meeting) before the #Diamondbacks-#Giants game, including manager Tony Vitello's ejection after a fair/foul ball call. Report: closecallsports.com/2026/08/…

HP Umpire Alan Porter ejected Giants manager Tony Vitello and U2 Roberto Ortiz ejected Giants bench player/pitcher Logan Webb (fair ball call by 3B Umpire Alex MacKay on Nolan Arenado) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Diamondbacks-#Giants game. closecallsports.com/2026/08/…

Cubs baserunner Pete Crow-Armstrong was furious after umpires didn't call a balk on Diamondbacks pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez, who rushed his delivery as PCA danced down the 3B line (thanks, Hybrid!). Was this call correct or did the crew miss a balk? closecallsports.com/2026/08/…

HP Umpire Ryan Blakney ejected Giants manager Tony Vitello (check swing ball call on Eugenio Suárez by 1B Umpire Ben May) in the top of the 1st inning of the #Reds-#Giants game. The Giants then lost after leading 9-3 to start the 9th inning. For what? closecallsports.com/2026/08/…

HP Umpire Chris Guccione ejected Rangers DH Joc Pederson (ABS challenge denial/strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 2nd inning of the #Rangers-#WhiteSox game. Joc got tossed from the dugout after CWS catcher Drew Romo had challenge requests honored. closecallsports.com/2026/08/…