A batboy delivering baseballs to a home-plate umpire recently was ejected from a minor league game. Lucas Boland-Imagn Images

Umpire Ejects Batboy from Minor League Game Over Apparent Violation of Rule Book

Originally posted on Minor League Baseball on SI
By Jami Leabow | Last updated Aug 23, 2025 6:49 PM ET

Minor league umpire Richy Arredondo didn’t take any grief from anyone on the field when the High-A Quad Cities River Bandits hosted the Great Lakes Loons.

Not even the batboy.

Arredondo was working home plate Thursday night in Davenport, Iowa, and not everyone agreed with his calls.

The X site Minor League Ejections chronicled the chain of events.

It started in the top of the seventh inning, when Arredondo tossed Quad Cities catcher Canyon Brown. After a walk, Brown went to the mound to talk to the pitcher. And when Arredondo joined the group to hurry along the meeting, Brown said something and was quickly tossed.

Richy Arredondo ejected (1/3) @QCRiverBandits catcher Canyon Brown for arguing pitches during a mound visit following Loons batter Logan Wagner’s walk.

The hook is quick enough to suggest magic words or that Arredondo verbally warned Brown to stop arguing during the at-bat. pic.twitter.com/bLyAVDaXwb
— Minor League Ejections (@MiLBEjections) August 22, 2025

Then, five pitches later, manager Jesus Azuajae was run for arguing a passed ball on a pitch that got past his replacement catcher. Azuajae, it appears, was trying to convince the umpire that it was a foul ball instead.

Richy Arredondo ejected (2/3) @QCRiverBandits manager Jesus Azuajae arguing a passed ball.

Although this is odd with a professional catcher, it’s likely to be correct as catcher Chris Brito has only caught 6.1 innings ever. pic.twitter.com/oytgQj330W
— Minor League Ejections (@MiLBEjections) August 22, 2025

And the final ejection came just two pitches later. After Arredondo called for a replenishment of balls, the batboy took four to home plate. The umpire held out his hands, his mask in one of them, and the bat boy wasn’t too gentle as he put two in the Arredondo’s mask and the other two in his bare hand.

According to Minor League Ejections, the batboy was ejected under rule 6.04(a), which addresses the act of “trying to incite, by word or sign a demonstration by spectators through his actions.”

Richy Arredondo ejected (3/3) @QCRiverBandits batboy under 6.04(a) trying to incite, by word or sign a demonstration by spectators through his actions. pic.twitter.com/ZKNo3Pl1NI
— Minor League Ejections (@MiLBEjections) August 22, 2025

For the record, the River Bandits (Kansas City Royals affiliate) lost 7-1 to the Loons (Los Angeles Dodgers).

It’s a game these players and the 2,000 or so fans in the stands will remember. How often, after all, do you see the batboy get ejected?

This article first appeared on Minor League Baseball on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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