Sunday, August 25, 2013

MLB Ejection 147: Jerry Layne (4; Mark Parent)

2B Umpire Jerry Layne ejected Chicago White Sox Bench Coach Mark Parent for Unsportsmanlike-NEC during the pre-game conference and lineup card exchange at home plate for the Rangers-White Sox game.
Layne ejects Parent during pre-game ceremonies.
With both team's bench coaches, a pre-game guest and cameraman in attendance, Parent was ejected after discussing an inappropriate matter with crew chief U2 Layne. Replays indicate the game hadn't yet started and no calls had been made, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejection, the contest was tied, 0-0. The White Sox ultimately won the contest, 5-2.

This is Jerry Layne (24)'s fourth ejection of 2013.
Jerry Layne now has 10 points in the UEFL (8+2=10).
Crew Chief Jerry Layne now has 9 points in the UEFL's Crew Division (8 + 1 Irrecusable Call = 9).

This is the 147th ejection of 2013 MLB season.
This is the White Sox's 5th ejection of 2013, 3rd in the AL Central (DET 8; CLE 6; CWS 5; KC 3; MIN 2).
This is Mark Parent's 2nd ejection of 2013 and first since June 4, 2013 (Dale Scott; QOC = Correct).
This is Jerry Layne's first ejection since August 21, 2013 (Daniel Murphy; Terry Collins; QOC = Irrecusable).

Wrap: Texas Rangers vs. Chicago White Sox, 8/25/13
Video: Parent is ejected during the pre-game ground rules meeting with umpires at home plate (CWS)