MLB Ejection 084 - Sean Barber (1; Bob Melvin)

HP Umpire Sean Barber ejected Athletics Manager Bob Melvin (ball two call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the A's-Rays game. With one out and two on (R1, R2), Rays batter Austin Meadows took a 1-0 slider from Athletics pitcher Brett Anderson for a called second ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px -1.03, pz 1.52 [sz_bot 1.58]) and that all other pitches during the inning were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The A's ultimately won the contest, 6-2.

This is Sean Barber (29)'s first ejection of 2019.
Sean Barber now has 0 points in the UEFL Standings (-4 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 0).
Crew Chief Alfonso Marquez now has 3 points in Crew Division (2 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 3).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
*This pitch was located 3.384 horizontal inches from being deemed an incorrect call.

This is the 84th ejection report of the 2019 MLB regular season.
This is the 44th Manager ejection of 2019.
This is Oakland's 6th ejection of 2019, 1st in the AL West (OAK 6; LAA 3; HOU 2; SEA, TEX 1).
This is Bob Melvin's 3rd ejection of 2019, 1st since June 2 (Alan Porter; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Sean Barber's first ejection since July 25, 2018 (John Gibbons; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Oakland Athletics vs. Tampa Bay Rays, 6/12/19 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Bob's Barber bashing bequeaths banishment because of ball business (TB)