MLB Ejection 053 - Toby Basner (1; Josh Donaldson)

HP Umpire Toby Basner ejected Blue Jays 3B Josh Donaldson for arguing a strike one call in the top of the 1st inning of the Blue Jays-Twins game. With one out and none on, Donaldson took a 2-0 fastball from Twins pitcher Pat Dean for a called first strike before grounding out on the ensuing pitch. Replays indicate the called strike was located over the heart of home plate and knee high (px -.010, pz 1.671 [sz_bot 1.590]), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Twins ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

This is Toby Basner (99)'s first ejection of the 2016 MLB regular season.
Toby Basner now has 5 in the UEFL Standings (0 Previous + 3 AAA + 2 Correct Call = 5).
Crew Chief Joe West now has 6 points in Crew Division (5 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 6).
*This is Toby Basner's second consecutive first-inning ejection.

This is the 53rd ejection report of the 2016 regular season.
This is the 27th player ejection of 2016. Prior to ejection, Donaldson was 0-1 in the contest.
This is Toronto's 9th ejection of 2016, 1st in the AL East (TOR 9; BOS 4; BAL, NYY, TB 1).
This is Josh Donaldson's 2nd ejection of 2016, 1st since May 15 (Dale Scott; QOC = U [Fighting]).
This is Toby Basner's first ejection since July 27, 2015 (Mike Napoli; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Minnesota Twins, 5/21/16 | Video available via "Read more"

Alternate Link: The game having barely started, Donaldson is ejected early at Target Field (TOR)