Taylor Walls ejected, has to be restrained in heated argument during Rays' 1-0 loss to Houston
- During the ninth inning of a 1-0 defeat to the Houston Astros on June 1, 2025, in Houston, Tampa Bay Rays player Taylor Walls was removed from the game by umpire Nic Lentz after a heated dispute.
- Walls tapped his helmet after a called strike, a gesture linked to challenging calls under the Automated Ball-Strike System, which is not yet used in regular-season MLB games.
- The gesture appeared to upset Lentz, leading to a prolonged argument during which Walls had to be restrained after breaking free and charging toward several umpires near home plate.
- Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash intervened to separate Walls from the umpires, and Rays coaches Michael Johns and outfielder Josh Lowe ultimately escorted Walls back to the dugout.
- The incident marked a tense moment in a tightly contested game decided by a single unearned run, emphasizing ongoing tensions around the still-unimplemented ball-strike system in MLB.
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Tampa Bay's Taylor Walls Had To Repeatedly Be Restrained From Going After An Umpire
Tampa-Bay-Rays-shortstop-Taylor-Walls-argues-with-umpire-Nic-Lentz Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls went nuts and had to repeatedly be physically restrained from going after an umpire after he was ejected from the game on Sunday. He had been tossed after tapping his helmet – that’s right, tapping his helmet – following a very bad strike call. The incident occurred in the top of the ninth inning of the Rays’ game versus the Houston Astros. W…
Rays’ Taylor Walls fumes at umpire after being ejected in heated scene
Rays shortstop Taylor Walls was ejected during the ninth inning of Sunday's 1-0 loss to the Astros for apparently tapping his helmet. The act was a nod to baseball's incoming Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system, which is expected to be implemented in 2027.
Walls ejected and has to be restrained during 1-0 loss at Houston
HOUSTON — Tampa Bay Rays infielder Taylor Walls was ejected Sunday in the ninth inning of a 1-0 loss to Houston and had to be restrained during a prolonged argument. Walls appeared to tap his helmet after taking a called strike, which is a signal for challenging a call when the Automated Ball-Strike System is used. The ABS is not, however, being used in regular-season big-league games yet, and plate umpire Nic Lentz seemed to take issue with the…
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