MLB Ejection 027 - John Tumpane (2; Alex Wood)

3B Umpire John Tumpane ejected Athletics bench player Alex Wood (no stop balk call on pitcher Joe Boyle; QOCY) in the bottom of the 1st inning of the #Athletics-#Yankees game. With one out and one on, Tumpane called A's pitcher Joe Boyle for a balk during his 1-2 delivery to Yankees batter Aaron Judge. Replays indicate Boyle did not entirely stop prior to delivering to Judge, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 7-3.

This is John Tumpane (74)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

*Official Baseball Rule 6.02(a) states it is a balk when the pitcher "delivers from Set Position without coming to a stop."

This is the 27th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 11th player ejection of 2024. Prior to ejection, Wood did not participate in the game.

Ejection Tally: 12 Managers, 4 Coaches, 11 Players.

This is Oakland's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st in the AL West (OAK 2; LAA, SEA, TEX 1; HOU 0).

This is Alex Wood's 1st ejection since May 5, 2021 (Tony Randazzo; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

This is John Tumpane's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since April 23 (Lawrence Butler; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Oakland Athletics vs New York Yankees, 4/24/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Early balk call negates strikeout; Judge homers with new life & Wood is ejected