MLB Ejection 077 - Jerry Meals (1; Alek Manoah)

1B Umpire Jerry Meals ejected Blue Jays pitcher Alek Manoah (throwing at) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #BlueJays-#Orioles game. With one out and one on, Orioles batter Ryan Mountcastle and DJ Stewart hit back-to-back home runs before ensuing batter Maikel Franco took a first-pitch sinker from Manoah for a hit-by-pitch, resulting in a benches-clearing incident. Replays indicate the pitch was located inside and struck Franco on the shoulder, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejection, the Orioles were leading, 5-2. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 10-7.

This is Jerry Meals (41)'s 1st ejection of 2021.

Jerry Meals now has 3 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Previous + 2 MLB + 0 Irrecusable = 3).

Crew Chief Jerry Meals now has 2 points in Crew Division (1 Prev + 1 Irrecusable Call = 2).

This is the 77th ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the 27th player ejection of 2021. Prior to ejection, Manoah's line was 3.1 IP, 5 ER, 4 HR.

This is Toronto's 2nd ejection of 2021, T-3rd in the AL East (NYY 6; BOS 3; BAL, TOR 2; TB 0).

This is Alex Manoah's first career MLB ejection.

This is Jerry Meals' 1st ejection since September 4, 2020 (Andy Haines; QOC = N [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles, 6/19/21 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Meals tosses Manoah after HBP, Benches Clear, Music Malfunctions (BAL/TOR)