Ejections and Arguing
Arguing a judgment call gets you removed, and arguing balls and strikes gets you removed faster.
What it actually is. An umpire may eject any player, coach or manager for unsportsmanlike conduct or for arguing a call. Arguing balls and strikes is specifically prohibited and is the fastest route to an ejection. An ejected person must leave the dugout entirely. The umpire files a report and the league may add a fine or suspension.
What somebody who knows the game gets out of it. Managers get ejected on purpose more often than people assume, and the reason is usually not the call being argued. A manager who comes out to protect a player who is about to be ejected keeps that player in the game, and a manager who wants to change the temperature of a game has very few tools. It is one of the few theatrical parts of baseball, and the fact that it survives replay review says something about what the job is for.
The numbers worth knowing. Roughly 150 to 200 ejections happen across a major league season. Balls and strikes is the most common cause by a distance.
What people get wrong about it. Arguing a check swing appeal is arguing a strike call, and gets treated as such. The plate umpire's appeal to the base umpire on a check swing is also final and not reviewable, which is why it produces so much frustration.
At Little League and travel ball. Ejections at youth level frequently carry an automatic suspension for the next game, and in many sanctions a coach ejection means the team plays with one fewer coach or forfeits. Because youth umpires are often teenagers, most sanctions have a much lower tolerance for arguing than professional baseball does, which surprises parents who watch a lot of major league games.
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