A pregame national anthem standoff at Tropicana Field leads to ejections before first pitch in a game between the Los Angeles Angels and the Tampa Bay Rays. According to multiple reports, Angels reliever Brent Suter is among the players removed from the contest, along with two Tampa Bay pitchers. The incidents occur during the anthem segment prior to the start of the game, after a disagreement that players and staff resolve through officials. The New York Post describes the sequence as a “bizarre” standoff involving Suter and Rays players, while Fox News reports that the confrontation results in three pregame ejections before the first pitch. Breitbart also reports that players are ejected after the Rays and Angels engage in a national anthem standoff, citing video of the incident. The accounts agree on the key outcome—three MLB players are ejected before the game begins—and that the event takes place at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida, between the Angels and Rays during the national anthem portion of the pregame routine.