Rays shortstop Taylor Walls was ejected during the ninth inning of Sunday’s 1-0 loss to the Astros for apparently tapping his helmet. The act was a nod to baseball’s incoming Automated Ball-Strike (ABS) challenge system, which is expected to be implemented in 2027.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls was ejected from the game on June 1, 2025 after an umpire saw him tap on his helmet in the ninth inning.

Tampa Bay’s 17-6 record since May 20 is the best in baseball, and the Rays showed a lot of the reasons why Saturday.

A batter tapping their helmet was the signal for challenging a call when the Automated Ball-Strike System was used during spring training in Major League Baseball. The system is still in use in minor league games, but is not currently being used in regular season games in MLB. used.

Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Taylor Walls went nuts and had to repeatedly be physically restrained from going after an umpire after he was ejected from the

Taylor Walls talks about his sacrifice bunt in the 4th inning, the confidence in himself on defense and more following the 8-4 win over the Mets

During a recent game between the Tampa Bay Rays and Houston Astros, shortstop Taylor Walls tapped his helmet, leading to a misunderstanding with home