Ejection 066: Alfonso Marquez (1)

HP Umpire Alfonso Marquez ejected Atlanta Braves outfielder Matt Diaz for arguing a ball call in the top of the 9th inning of the Yankees-Braves game. With none out and none on, Yankees batter Alex Rodriguez took a 1-0 sinker from Braves pitcher Jonny Venters for a called ball two. Replays indicate the 1-0 sinker from Venters to Rodriguez was over the outside part of the plate and at the hollow of Rodriguez's knees (norm_ht of -0.912 and Lower Bound, Upper Bound of [-1.009, -0.813]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Yankees were leading, 3-0. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 3-0.

This is Alfonso Marquez (72)'s first ejection of 2012.

Alfonso Marquez now has -2 points in the UEFL (0 Previous + 2 MLB + -4 Incorrect Call = -2).

Crew Chief Tom Hallion now has 0 points in the UEFL's Crew division (0 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 0).
*Under the Miller Rule (UEFL Rule 6-2-b-2 and Comment), when at any point the Lower Bound, Upper Bound is less than |1.000|, the pitch may be a strike.
Note: This ejection was added to the official box score after the conclusion of the game.

UEFL Standings Update

This is the 66th ejection of 2012.

This is the 24th player ejection of 2012.
Diaz was out of the game at the time of his ejection going 0-1 with 1 K as a pinch hitter.

This is the Braves' 3rd ejection of 2012, tied for 1st in the NL West (3; ATL / 3; NYM / 3; PHI).

This is Matt Diaz's first ejection since June 12, 2011 (Bob Davidson; QOC = Correct).

This is Alfonso Marquez's first ejection since July 2, 2011 (Jon Rauch/John Farrell; QOC = Correct), which was the co-ejection of the year.

Wrap: Yankees at Braves 6/11/12
Video: Diaz argues from bench, Marquez ejects and tells Diaz to "get out of here" again and again

Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball