MLB Ejection 018: Jeff Kellogg (1; John Gibbons)

2B Umpire Jeff Kellogg ejected Blue Jays Manager John Gibbons for arguing a safe call by 1B Umpire Chad Fairchild in the bottom of the 7th inning of the Blue Jays-Yankees game. With one out and one on, Yankees batter Ben Francisco bunted a 0-0 fastball from Blue Jays pitcher Brad Lincoln to third baseman Brett Lawrie,

The final call of safe was correct. Foot on base, ball in air.

who threw to first baseman Edwin Encarnacion in an attempt to retire lead runner Francisco, Brett Gardner advancing to second base. Initially ruled out by Fairchild and reversed to safe upon crew consultation with HP Umpire Paul Schrieber and 3B Umpire Chris Conroy, replays indicate that although Encarnacion cleanly fielded the throw, Francisco's left foot contacted first base before the ball entered the glove, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Yankees were leading, 5-3. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

This is Jeff Kellogg (8)'s 1st ejection of 2013.
Jeff Kellogg now has 3 points in the UEFL Standings (0 + 2 MLB + 1 Correct Call [Crewmate] = 3).
Crew Chief Jeff Kellogg now has 3 points in the UEFL's Crew Division (2 + 1 Correct Call = 3).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-6-a specifies that "any displayed reasoning for such a call...shall not affect the determination of Quality of Correctness. Quality of Correctness is governed by the (in)correctness of the call made, not by the quality of reasoning given for such a call."

This is the 18th ejection of the 2013 MLB season.
This is the 8th Manager ejection of 2013.
This is the Blue Jays' 2nd ejection of 2013, 1st in the AL East (TOR 2; TB 1; BAL, BOS, NYY 0).
This is John Gibbons' first ejection since yesterday, April 24 (Mike DiMuro; QOC = N).
This is Jeff Kellogg's first ejection since July 25, 2012 (Don Mattingly; QOC = Y).

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs. New York Yankees, 4/25/13
Video: Reversed call spawns Gibbons' 2nd consecutive ejection, kicked out this time for throwing a hat (TOR)