MLB Ejection 075 - Jim Wolf (1; Christian Arroyo)

HP Umpire Jim Wolf ejected Red Sox 2B Christian Arroyo (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #RedSox-#Royals game. With one out and none on, Arroyo took a 1-2 fastball from Royals pitcher Greg Holland for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and at the waist (px -0.75, pz 3.02 [sz_top 3.41]), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Royals were leading, 5-3. The Royals ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

This is Jim Wolf (28)'s 1st ejection of 2021.

Jim Wolf now has 5 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 5).

Crew Chief Sam Holbrook now has 4 points in Crew Division (3 Previous + 1 QOCY = 4).

*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
This pitch was located 1.97 horizontal inches from being deemed an incorrect call.

This is the 75th ejection of 2021.

This is the 26th player ejection of 2021. Prior to ejection, Arroyo was 1-5 (3 SO) in the contest.

This is Boston's 3rd ejection of 2021, 2nd in the AL East (NYY 5; BOS 3; BAL 2; TOR 1; TB 0).

This is Christian Arroyo's first career MLB ejection.

This is Jim Wolf's 1st ejection since June 23, 2017 (Rick Renteria; QOC = Y [Fair/Foul]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs. Kansas City Royals, 6/18/21 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Jim Wolf ejects Arroyo after player's 3rd strikeout late in Kansas City (BOS/KC)