{
  "id": 10295259,
  "title": "Giants manager Tony Vitello ejected for MLB-leading 7th time this season",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/27/giants-manager-tony-vitello-ejected-for-mlb-leading-7th-time-this",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-27T21:12:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Winnipeg Free Press",
    "slug": "winnipeg-free-press",
    "url": "https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/baseball/2026/09/27/giants-manager-tony-vitello-ejected-for-mlb-leading-7th-time-this-season"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "San Francisco Giants manager Tony Vitello concluded his inaugural season in the clubhouse on Sunday, marking his seventh ejection of the MLB season. The incident transpired during the third inning of the Giants’ season finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers. After arguing about a checked swing by Mookie Betts, umpire Ryan Blakney ejected Vitello. Despite the ruling that Betts had not swung, first base umpire Marvin Hudson upheld the ejection. Vitello, who previously served as the head coach at the University of Tennessee, had only accumulated one ejection through June.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}