MLB Ejection 31 - Nestor Ceja (1; Martin Maldonado)

HP Umpire Nestor Ceja ejected Astros bench player Martin Maldonado (warnings) in the bottom of the 2nd inning of the #Astros-#Padres game. With one out and two on, Padres batter Trent Grisham hit a home run off Astros pitcher Brandon Bielak, his second of the game, to give San Diego a 6-1 lead. Subsequent Padres batter Fernando Tatis then took a first-pitch changeup from Bielak for a hit-by-pitch, resulting in a crew consultation and issuance of warnings. Replays indicate the pitch was located inside and struck Tatis on his left thigh, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejection, the Padres were leading, 6-1. The Padres ultimately won the contest, 13-2.

This is Nestor Ceja (103)'s first ejection of 2020.
Nestor Ceja now has 2 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Prev + 2 AAA + 0 Irrecusable Call = 2).
Crew Chief Alfonso Marquez now has 4 points in Crew Division (3 Previous + 1 QOCU = 4).

This is the 31st ejection report of the 2020 MLB regular season.
This is the 16th player ejection of 2020. Prior to ejection, Maldonado did not participate in the game.
This is Houston's 2nd ejection of 2020, 2nd in the AL West (OAK 3; HOU 2; LAA, TEX 1; SEA 0).
This is Martin Maldonado's 1st ejection since May 8, 2019 (Brian Knight; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Nestor Ceja's first career MLB ejection.

Wrap: Houston Asterisks vs. San Diego Padres, 8/22/20 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Ceja kicks catcher as 'casts cast conflicting categorizations of call (HOU & SD)