MLB Ejection 116 - James Hoye (3; Joey Votto)

HP Umpire James Hoye ejected Reds 1B Joey Votto (strike three call; QOCN) in the top of the 9th inning of the Reds-Rockies game. With none out and none on, Votto took a 2-2 cutter from Rockies pitcher Bryan Shaw for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -1.04, pz 2.14), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Reds were leading, 15-9. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 17-9.


This is James Hoye (92)'s third ejection of 2019.
James Hoye now has 6 points in the UEFL Standings (8 Prev + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = 6).
Crew Chief Eric Cooper now has 1 point in Crew Division (1 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 1).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
*This pitch was located 1.512 horizontal inches from being deemed a correct call.

This is the 116th ejection report of the 2019 MLB regular season.
This is the 48th player ejection of 2019. Prior to ejection, Votto was 2-6 (SO) in the contest.
This is Cincinnati's 13th ejection of 2019, 1st in the NL Central (CIN 13; MIL, PIT 5; CHC 4; STL 3).
This is Joey Votto's first ejection since June 27, 2018 (Carlos Torres; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is James Hoye's 3rd ejection of 2019, 1st since June 7 (Ron Gardenhire; QOC = Y [Balk]).

Wrap: Cincinnati Reds vs. Colorado Rockies, 7/13/19 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Joey jaws at James after jumbled juridical jabbing (COL)