MLB Ejection 058 - Dan Bellino (1; Derek Shelton)

HP Umpire Dan Bellino ejected Pirates manager Derek Shelton (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 6th inning of the #Pirates-#Royals game. With none out and two on (R1, R2), Pirates batter Michael Perez took a 3-2 sinker from Royals pitcher Brady Singer for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and above the knee (px 0.69, pz 1.72 [sz_bot 1.50 / RAD 1.38]) and that all pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection Royals were leading, 8-5. The Royals ultimately won the contest, 10-5.

This is Dan Bellino (2)'s 1st ejection of 2021.

Dan Bellino now has 7 points in the UEFL Standings (3 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 7).

Crew Chief Joe West now has 10 points in Crew Division (9 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 10).

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

*This pitch was located 2.69 horizontal and 5.08 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 58th ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the 32nd manager ejection of 2021.

This is Pittsburgh's 3rd ejection of 2021, T-2nd in the NL Central (MIL 5; CHC, CIN, PIT 3; STL 2).

This is Derek Shelton's 2nd ejection of 2021, 1st since May 15 (Mark Ripperger; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Dan Bellino's 1st ejection since Sept 25, 2020 (Rick Renteria; QOC = U [Warnings/USC-NEC]).

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs. Kansas City Royals, 6/1/21 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Bellino ejects Shelton after Perez's strikeout in Kansas City (PIT)