HP Umpire D.J. Reyburn ejected White Sox Manager Robin Ventura for arguing a ball call in the top of the 9th inning of the Blue Jays-White Sox game. With one out and none on, Blue Jays batter Jeff Mathis took a 0-0 fastball from White Sox pitcher Hector Santiago for a called first ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located waist high and inside (px of -.984), the call was correct. There were no callable pitches thrown to the preceding batter, Omar Vizquel. At the time of the ejection, the Blue Jays were leading, 11-9. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 11-9.
This is D.J. Reyburn (70)'s third ejection of 2012.
D.J. Reyburn now has 1 point in the UEFL (-4 Previous + 3 AAA + 2 Correct Call = 1).
Crew Chief Derryl Cousins now has 2 points in the Crew Division (1 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 2).
This is the 86th ejection of 2012.
This is the 44th Manager ejection of 2012.
This is the 44th Manager ejection of 2012.
This is Robin Ventura's first ejection since May 30 (Mark Wegner; QOC = Irrecusable).
This is D.J. Reyburn's first ejection since June 4 (Don Mattingly, Trey Hillman; QOC = Incorrect).
This is the White Sox's 5th ejection of 2012, T-second in the AL Central (DET 7; CLE 5; MIN 4; KC 3).
Video: Reyburn tosses Ventura for arguing strike zone, Hawk Harrelson accuses umpires of being "brutal"
Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball
Pitch f/x courtesy Brooks Baseball