Ejection 067, 068: Dan Iassogna (1, 2)

HP Umpire Dan Iassogna ejected Royals right fielder Jeff Francoeur for arguing a strike three call in the bottom of the 2nd inning and Royals Manager Ned Yost for arguing a foul ball (no interference) call in the top of the 4th inning of the Brewers-Royals game. In the 2nd, with none out and none on, Francoeur took a 0-2 cutter from Brewers pitcher Shaun Marcum for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located belt high and off the inside edge of home plate (px of -1.21), the call was incorrect. In the 4th, with none on and none out, Brewers batter Nyjer Morgan attemped to bunt a 0-1 sinker from Royals pitcher Luke Hochevar before the ball struck him in fair territory. Ruled a foul ball by Iassogna, replays indicate Morgan was in a legal batting position as prescribed by Rule 6.03 when he contacted the fair batted ball, the call was correct.* At the time of both ejections, the Brewers and Royals were tied, 0-0. The Royals ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

These are Dan Iassogna (58)'s first and second ejections of 2012.

Dan Iassogna now has 2 points in the UEFL (0 Previous + 2*[2 MLB] + -4 Incorrect + 2 Correct Call = 2).

Crew Chief Dale Scott now has 3 points in the UEFL's Crew division (2 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 3).
*This call was correct per Rule 6.05(g), which was featured in a recent UEFL rules article.

UEFL Standings Update

These are the 67th and 68th ejections of 2012.

This is the 25th player ejection of 2012.
This is the 35th Manager ejection of 2012.

These are the Royals' 2nd and 3rd ejections of 2012, last in the AL Central (DET 7, MIN 4, CLE 4, CWS 3).

This is Jeff Francoeur's first ejection since April 24, 2011 (Brian Knight; QOC = Incorrect).

Jeff Francoeur was also ejected during Spring Training on March 25 (John Tumpane; QOC = Incorrect).
This is Ned Yost's first ejection since August 16, 2011 (Kerwin Danley; QOC = Correct).

These are Dan Iassogna's first ejections since June 11, 2011 (Mitch Talbot; QOC = Correct).

Wrap: Brewers at Royals, 6/14/12

Video: Francoeur gestures with bat after taking strike three, is ejected for overt action
Video: Yost argues Morgan was out of the batter's box when hit by batted ball, is thrown out

Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball