MLB Ejection 17 - Carlos Torres (1; Stephen Strasburg)

HP Umpire Carlos Torres ejected Nationals bench player/pitcher Stephen Strasburg (ball three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the #Nationals-#Mets game. With two outs and the bases loaded, Mets bater Pete Alonso took a 2-2 fastball from Nationals pitcher Austin Voth for a called third ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px -0.39, pz 1.49 [sz_bot 1.60 / RAD 1.48 / MOE 1.56]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 1-1. The Mets ultimately won the contest, 7-2.

This is Carlos Torres (37)'s first ejection of 2020.
Carlos Torres now has 3 points in the UEFL Standings (-1 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 3).
Crew Chief Chad Fairchild now has 1 points in Crew Division (0 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 1).
*This pitch was located 0.84 vertical inches from being deemed an incorrect call.

This is the 17th ejection report of the 2020 MLB regular season.
This is the eighth player ejection of 2020. Prior to ejection, Strasburg did not appear in the game.
This is Washington's 1st ejection of 2020, 1st in the NL East (WAS 1; ATL, MIA, NYM, PHI 0).
This is Stephen Strasburg's 1st ejection since Aug 17, 2013 (Marvin Hudson; QOC = U [Throwing At]).
This is Carlos Torres' 1st ejection since Sept 14, 2019 (Andy Green; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets, 8/13/20 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Torres tosses tactless targeting taunter in teatime tilt (NYM)