We’ve seen some absolutely wild ejections in independent baseball leagues over the years, but Sunday’s Frontier League game between the New York Boulders and Tri-City ValleyCats might’ve had itself a baseball first:
An umpire was ejected.
According to The Times Union, first base umpire Warren Nicholson was removed from the game in the first inning after a fiery argument with Boulders second baseman Tucker Nathans. The entire altercation started when the Tri-City dugout accused the Boulders of illegally using outfield cameras to steal signs. Nicholson apparently told the Boulders dugout to remove the league-permitted tablets from their bench area, and that set Nathans off in an argument.
Nathans was ejected, and at one point, Nicholson made contact with the New York player, which led to the umpire getting ejected as well.