MLB Ejection 102 - Chad Whitson (2; Justin Verlander)

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HP Umpire Chad Whitson ejected Giants bench player/pitcher Justin Verlander (strike calls to Brett Wisely; QOCN) in the top of the 6th inning of the #Giants-#BlueJays game. With two out and one on, Giants batter Wisely took a 2-0 fastball and 3-1 curveball from Blue Jays pitcher Braydon Fisher, ruled strikes one and two. Replays indicate the 2-0 pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and belt high (px -0.92, pz 3.23 [sz_top 3.38]) and the 3-1 pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh high (px -0.97, pz 2.49), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Blue Jays were leading, 7-4. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 7-6.

This is Chad Whitson (61)'s 2nd ejection of 2025.

*The 2-0 pitch was located 0.02 & the 3-1 was 0.67 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 102nd ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.

This is the 32nd player ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 55 Managers, 15 Coaches, 32 Players.

This is San Francisco's 4th ejection of 2025, 2nd in the NL West (SD 6; ARI, SF 4; LAD 3; COL 1).

This is Justin Verlander's 1st ejection since August 27, 2019 (Pat Hoberg; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Chad Whitson's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since June 2 (Barry Enright; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Box: San Francisco Giants vs Toronto Blue Jays, 7/20/25 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Whitson runs Verlander from dugout after outside strike calls against SF

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