MLB Ejection 035 - Phil Cuzzi (1; Neil Walker)

HP Umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected Mets 2B Neil Walker (strike two call) in the top of the 9th inning of the Mets-Brewers game. With none out and none on, Walker took a 0-1 knuckle curve from Brewers pitcher Corey Knebel for a called second strike before flying out on an ensuing fastball. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and below the midpoint (px -.837, pz 3.288 [sz_top 3.49]), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Brewers were leading, 11-9. The Brewers ultimately won the contest, 11-9.

This is Phil Cuzzi (10)'s first ejection of the 2017 MLB regular season.
Phil Cuzzi now has 5 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 5).
Crew Chief Tom Hallion now has 2 points in Crew Division (1 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 2).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.

This is the 35th ejection report of 2017.
This is the 14th player ejection of 2017. Prior to ejection, Walker was 3-5 in the contest.
This is New York-NL's 1st ejection of 2017, T-2nd in the NL East (MIA 4; NYM, PHI, WAS 1; ATL 0).
This is Neil Walker's first career MLB ejection.
This is Phil Cuzzi's first ejection since July 5, 2015 (Bruce Bochy; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: New York Mets vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 5/14/17 | Video via "Read More"

Alternate Link: Cuzzi's ejection flies under the radar and evades New York's cameras (NYM)