Thursday, July 26, 2007

Major League Baseball games played Wednesday, July 25, 2007: A complete slate of 15 games played Wednesday produced two ejections.

In Queens, where the New York Mets hosted the Pittsburgh Pirates, third base umpire Larry Vanover ejected Pirates manager Jim Tracy in the bottom of the 3rd inning for arguing that left fielder Jason Bay had made a shoestring catch on a play that Vanover had erroneously ruled no-catch. The Mets won the game by a score of 6-3. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are available here and here. Additional coverage is available from The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette; The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review; The New York Times; The New York Daily News; The New York Post; and The Associated Press. And you can view related photos here and here.

And in Baltimore, where the Orioles hosted the Tampa Bay Devil Rays, home plate umpire Tom Hallion ejected Devil Rays batting coach Steve Henderson in the top of the 3rd inning for arguing balls and strikes from the top step of the dugout. The Orioles won the game by a score of 6-1. You can access the box score at this link, while wraps from MLB.com are available here and here. Additional coverage is available from The St. Petersburg Times; The Tampa Tribune; The Baltimore Sun; The Washington Post; and The Associated Press.

With one ejection each on Wednesday, umpire Larry Vanover now has four on the season, while umpire Tom Hallion now has three on the season.

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