MLB Ejection 038 - Ryan Wills (1; Ramon Laureano)

HP Umpire Ryan Wills ejected Athletics CF Ramon Laureano (strike three call; QOCN) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Athletics-#RedSox game. With two out and one on (R1), A's batter Laureano took a 1-2 sinker from Red Sox pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the inner edge of home plate and below the midpoint (px -1.10, pz 3.05 [sz_top 3.32 / RAD 3.44]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 1-1. The Athletics ultimately won the contest, 4-1.

This is Ryan Wills (118)'s 1st ejection of 2021.
Ryan Wills now has 0 points in the UEFL Standings (2 Prev + 2 AAA - 4 Incorrect Call = 0).
Crew Chief Ron Kulpa now has 5 points in Crew Division (5 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 5).

*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.

*This pitch was located 2.23 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 38th ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the 15th player ejection of 2021. Prior to ejection, Laureano was 0-2 (SO) in the contest.

This is Oakland's 2nd ejection of 2021, T-1st in the AL West (LAA, OAK, TEX 2; SEA 1; HOU 0).

This is Ramon Laureano's 1st ejection since August 9, 2020 (Ted Barrett; QOC = U [Fighting]).

This is Ryan Wills' first career MLB ejection.

Wrap: Oakland Athletics vs. Boston Red Sox, 5/12/21 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Wills ejects Laureano after bat/helmet throw during inning break (BOS/OAK)