The ejection playlist lists videos of umpires ejecting players, coaches, and managers at various levels of baseball, mostly MLB but also the minor leagues, independent ball, and lower levels such as college and high school. MLB ejections are logged and annotated pursuant to Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (UEFL) rules, which are available at www.CloseCallSports.com .
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1B Umpire Dan Merzel ejected Cubs manager Craig Counsell for arguing an ABS challenge denial on Kevin Alcántara's strikeout after HP Umpire Shane Livensparger called strike three on the pitch's location, the batter wanted to challenge, but U1 Merzel said he swung anyway. Report: https://www.closecallsports.com/2026/05/mlb-ejection-035-dan-merzel-2-craig.html Buy Me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/closecallsports Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Lindsay715 Discord: https://discord.gg/eFXWr7yHWM Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CloseCallSports Twitter: https://twitter.com/CloseCallSports In the ABS Challenge System world, an umpire's swinging strike call supersedes the plate umpire's pitch location (strike/ball) call. As of 2026, check swings cannot be challenged, rendering the batter's ABS challenge request moot, since even if ABS were to overturn the strike three call (it wouldn't have, the pitch was located within the strike zone), the base umpire's swing call would prevail.