Overview
- The ejection occurred after a fourth-inning called strike that Lowe tried to challenge by tapping his helmet for an ABS review, a sequence that was denied by home-plate umpire Alex Tosi.
- Lowe worked a full count, flew out to left field and then yelled and spiked his bat before first-base umpire John Baker ejected him as he returned to the dugout.
- Pirates manager Don Kelly and first-base coach Tarrik Brock confronted the umpires and physically restrained Lowe during the exchange, and utility player Tyler Callihan replaced him in the game.
- MLB.com recorded the tossing as the first ejection of Lowe’s nine-year major-league career and there are no reports of league discipline or formal appeals in the coverage.
- The incident highlights a practical point about ABS: players signal for reviews (Lowe used a helmet tap) but umpires retain on-field discretion over whether a challenge is recognized, a source of growing friction as the system is used more often.