Ejection 049: Marty Foster (3) | Close Call Sports & Umpire Ejection Fantasy League

Saturday, May 26, 2012

Ejection 049: Marty Foster (3)

HP Umpire Marty Foster ejected Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Henderson Alvarez for throwing at Texas Rangers batter Ian Kinsler in the bottom of the 6th inning of the Blue Jays-Rangers game. With two out and none on, Rangers batter Ian Kinsler took a 1-2 fastball from Alvarez for a ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located inside and waist high. Prior to the Kinsler at bat, the Rangers hit back-to-back-to-back home runs, the call was irrecusable.*^ At the time of the ejection, the Rangers were leading, 5-4. The Rangers ultimately won the contest, 8-7, in 13 innings on a walk-off home run by Josh Hamilton.

This is Marty Foster (60)'s third ejection of 2012.
Marty Foster now has -2 points in the UEFL (-4 Previous + 2 MLB + -0 Irrecusable Call = -2).
Crew Chief Jeff Kellogg now has 1 point in the Crew Division (0 Previous + 1 Irrecusable Call = 1).
*This call is irrecusable under UEFL Rule 6-2-b(5)
^Prior to the Kinsler at bat, Rangers batters Nelson Cruz, Yorvit Torrealba, and Mitch Moreland hit back-to-back-to-back home runs (all solo home runs).

UEFL Standings Update

This is the 49th ejection of 2012.
This is the 18th player ejection of 2012.
This is Henderson Alvarez's first ejection of 2012.
Prior to his ejection, Alvarez's line was 5.2 IP, 9 H, 4 ER,  1 BB.
This is the Toronto Blue Jays' fourth ejection of 2012.
This is Marty Foster's first non-Dale Sveum ejection of 2012 and first ejection since May 18, 2012.

Wrap: Blue Jays at Rangers 5/26/12
Video: Alvarez throws inside to Kinsler on 1-2 pitch, gets ejected by Umpire Foster
Related Video: Nelson Cruz homers
Related Video: Torrealba goes back-to-back with Cruz
Related Video: Moreland goes back-to-back-to-back with Torrealba, Cruz