MLB Ejection 46 - John Tumpane (1; Derek Shelton)

HP Umpire John Tumpane ejected Pirates Manager Derek Shelton (ball three call; QOCY) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Cubs-#Pirates game. With none out and none on, Cubs batter Jason Heyward took a 2-1 slider from Pirates pitcher Geoff Hartlieb for a called third ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the inner edge of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px 1.12, pz 1.25 [sz_bot 1.61 / RAD 1.49]) and all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Cubs were leading, 6-5. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 8-7, in 11 innings.

This is John Tumpane (74)'s first ejection of 2020.
John Tumpane now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4.
Crew Chief Jeff Nelson now has 0 points in Crew Division (-1 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 0).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
This pitch was located 4.46 horizontal / 3.88 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.
^See UEFL Rule 6-5-c regarding QOC for ball/strike ejections ("any pitch called during that at bat").

This is the 46th ejection report of the 2020 MLB regular season.
This is the 21st Manager ejection of 2020.
This is Pittsburgh's 4th ejection of 2020, 2nd in the NL Central (CIN 6; PIT 4; CHC 3; MIL 1; STL 0).
This is Derek Shelton's 2nd ejection of 2020, 1st since Aug 7 (Ramon De Jesus; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).
This is John Tumpane's 1st ejection since August 9, 2019 (Don Mattingly; QOC = N [Balk]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 9/1/20 | Video as follows:

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