MLB Ejection 036 - Carlos Torres (1; Ron Gardenhire)

HP Umpire Carlos Torres ejected Tigers Manager Ron Gardenhire (strike two call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 5th inning of the Mariners-Tigers game. With two out and none on, Tigers batter James McCann took a 0-0 fastball from Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez for a called first strike and 0-1 fastball for a called second strike. Replays indicate the 0-0 pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px .724, pz 1.807 [sz_bot 1.601]) while the 0-1 pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh high (px .893, pz 2.018) and that all prior callable pitches in the inning were properly officiated (6/6 = 100% accuracy), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Mariners were leading, 6-2. The Mariners ultimately won the contest, 9-5.

This is Carlos Torres (37)'s first ejection of 2018.
Carlos Torres now has 5 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 5).
Crew Chief Kerwin Danley now has 5 points in Crew Division (4 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 5).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
*The 0-1 pitch was located 0.252 horizontal inches from being deemed an incorrect call.

This is the 36th ejection of the 2018 MLB regular season.
This is the 13th Manager ejection of 2018.
This is Detroit's 2nd ejection of 2018, 1st in the AL Central (DET 2; CLE, CWS 1; KC, MIN 0).
This is Ron Gardenhire's 2nd ejection of 2018, 1st since March 30 (Bill Welke; QOC = N [Replay Review]).
This is Carlos Torres' first ejection since August 24, 2017 (Brad Ausmus; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

Wrap: Seattle Mariners vs. Detroit Tigers (Doubleheader Game 2), 5/12/18 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Carlos chucks Cats' chief controller over corner calling card complaint (DET)