MLB Ejection 061 - Lance Barrett (1; Alex Cora)

HP Umpire Lance Barrett ejected Red Sox manager Alex Cora (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 6th inning of the #RedSox-#Astros game. With none out and none on, Red Sox batter Kevin Plawecki took a 0-2 slider from Astros pitcher Cristian Javier for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px 0.72, pz 1.77 [sz_bot 1.59 / RAD 1.47]) and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Red Sox were leading, 3-0. The Red Sox ultimately won the contest, 5-1.

This is Lance Barrett (16)'s 1st ejection of 2021.
Lance Barrett now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).
Crew Chief Alfonso Marquez now has 4 points in Crew Division (3 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 4).

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

*This pitch was located 2.33 horizontal and 4.60 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 61st ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the 34th manager ejection of 2021.

This is Boston's 2nd ejection of 2021, 2nd in the AL East (NYY 3; BOS 2; BAL, TOR 1; TB 0).

This is Alex Cora's 2nd ejection of 2021, 1st since April 15 (Jordan Baker; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Lance Barrett's 1st ejection since October 6, 2020 (Jayce Tingler; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs. Houston Astros, 6/3/21 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Cora ejected after strikeout call to lead off Boston's 6th inning (BOS)