MLB Ejection 009 - Paul Clemons (1; Alec Zumwalt)

HP Umpire Paul Clemons ejected Royals hitting coach Alec Zumwalt (strike two call to Bobby Witt Jr; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Royals-#Tigers game. With two out and none on, Royals batter Witt Jr took a 1-1 fastball from Tigers pitcher Tommy Kahnle for a called second strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px 0.40, pz 1.56 [sz_bot 1.68 / RAD 1.56]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Tigers were leading, 6-1. The Tigers ultimately won the contest, 6-1.

This is Paul Clemons (57)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

*This pitch was located 1.00 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 9th ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 2nd coach ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 3 Managers, 2 Coach, 4 Players.

This is Kansas City's 1st ejection of 2025, 1st in the AL Central (KC, MIN 1; CWS, CLE, DET 0).

This is Alec Zumwalt's first career MLB ejection.

This is Paul Clemons' 1st ejection since August 26, 2024 (Wilyer Abreu; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Kansas City Royals vs Detroit Tigers, 4/17/25 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Zumwalt gets warned and run with two outs in the 9th inning of KC's loss to DET