MLB Ejection 051 - John Bacon (1; Luis Urueta)

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1B Umpire John Bacon ejected Rangers bench coach Luis Urueta (check swing ball three call to Xander Bogaerts) in the top of the 1st inning of the #Padres-#Rangers game. With two out and two on, Padres batter Bogaerts attempted to check his swing on a 2-2 fastball from Rangers pitcher Jacob deGrom for a called ball by HP Umpire Emil Jimenez, ruled no swing on appeal by base umpire Bacon.* At the time of the ejection, the Padres were leading, 5-0. The Rangers ultimately won the contest, 9-7.

This is John Bacon (70)'s 1st ejection of 2026.

*This game started with a two-person umpire crew due to a traffic delay. The remainder of the crew (2B Umpire Mike Muchlinski and 3B Umpire Gabe Morales) arrived to work the bottom of the first inning. Accordingly, base umpire Bacon made the check swing call from his position in the center of the infield. Bogaerts walked and ensuing batter Ty France hit a grand slam home run.

This is the 51st ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.

This is the 7th coach ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 30 Managers, 7 Coaches, 14 Players.

This is Texas' 1st ejection of 2026, 2nd in the AL West (LAA 3; OAK? 2; SEA, TEX 1; HOU 0).

This is Luis Urueta's 1st ejection since May 14, 2024 (Ben May; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is John Bacon's 1st ejection since Sept 27, 2025 (Mark Kotsay; QOC = Y [Foul Ball]).

Wrap: San Diego Padres vs Texas Rangers, 6/19/26 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Coach Urueta ejected arguing Bacon's check swing appeal called from the middle infield

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