Ejections: James Hoye (1)

HP Umpire James Hoye ejected White Sox Manager Ozzie Guillen for arguing a fair ball (out) call in the bottom of the 6th inning of the Cubs-White Sox game. With one out and none on, White Sox batter Alexei Ramirez hit a 1-2 slider into the ground that was ruled fair. Cubs catcher Geovany Soto tagged Ramirez for the second out. Replays indicate that Soto picked the ball while it was still touching a portion of home plate and in fair territory. The 0:59 mark of the video shows the ball was touched by Soto with the ball centered exactly at the middle of the plate, while the 1:15 mark shows that the ball is in front and atop of the apex of the plate, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Cubs were leading, 6-3. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 6-3.

This is James Hoye (92)'s first ejection of 2011.
James Hoye now has 4 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (0 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).

James Hoye was undrafted in 2011.

This is the 83rd ejection of 2011.
This is the 44th manager ejection of 2011.
This is Ozzie Guillen's second ejection of 2011.

Wrap: CWS @ CHC 6/20/11 Wrap
Video: Hoye Runs Ozzie