MLB Ejection 006 - David Rackley (1; Tony Vitello)

[Lindsay]

3B Umpire David Rackley ejected Giants manager Tony Vitello (runner's lane interference out call by HP Umpire Edwin Jimenez; QOCY) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Mets-#Giants game. With one out and none on, Giants batter Jerar Encarnacion hit a 0-0 sinker from Mets pitcher Huascar Brazobán on the ground to Brazobán, who threw to first base, resulting in a runner's lane interference call as Jimenez ruled Encarnacion's running on the infield grass interfered with the first baseman receiving the throw. Replays indicate Encarnacion did not run within the runner's lane and, in doing so, interfered with fielder Mark Vientos' ability to field the throw, the call was correct.* At time of the ejection, the Giants were leading, 2-1. The Mets ultimately won the contest, 5-2.

This is David Rackley (86)'s 1st ejection of 2026.

Official Baseball Rule 5.09(a)(11): "A batter is out when, in running the last half of the distance from home base to first base, while the ball is being fielded to first base, they run outside (to the right of) the three-foot line, or inside (to the left of) the foul line and on the infield grass, and in the umpire’s judgment in so doing interfere with the fielder taking the throw at first base, in which case the ball is dead."

This is the 6th ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.

This is the 6th manager ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 6 Managers, 0 Coaches, 0 Players.

This is San Francisco's 1st ejection of 2026, 1st in the NL West (SF 1; ARI, COL, LAD, SD 0).

This is Tony Vitello's 1st career MLB ejection.

This is David Rackley's 1st ejection since August 28, 2025 (Craig Counsell; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: New York Mets vs San Francisco Giants, 4/5/26 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Vitello's runner's lane interference argument nets first ejection as Giants skipper

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[The Man in Blue]

Did we ever get any official word on the discrepancies between the defined distance the grass should be and the actual (not as far) distance it is on some fields?  (Or did those parks finally take care of it?)