MLB Ejection 163 - Bill Welke (2; Carter Kieboom)

HP Umpire Bill Welke ejected Nationals 3B Carter Kieboom (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Mets-#Nationals game. With one out and none on, Kieboom took a 3-2 fastball from Mets pitcher Tylor Megill for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.84, pz 2.70 [sz_top 3.47]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Nationals were leading, 4-3. The Nationals ultimately won the contest, 4-3, in 7 innings.


This is Bill Welke (3)'s 2nd ejection of 2021.

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

Crew Chief Laz Diaz now has 2 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Previous + 1 QOCY = 2).

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

This pitch was located 0.89 horizontal inches from being deemed an incorrect call.

This is the 163rd ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the 66th player ejection of 2021. Prior to ejection, Kieboom was 1-3 (2 SO) in the contest.

This is Washington's 5th ejection of 2021, 4th in the NL East (PHI 8; MIA, NYM 7; WAS 5; ATL 1).

This is Carter Kieboom's first career MLB ejection.

This is Bill Welke's 2nd ejection of 2021, 1st since April 18 (Wade Miley; QOC = N-c [Foul/Tip/Strike]).

Wrap: New York Mets vs. Washington Nationals (Game 2), 9/4/21 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Carter's first major league Kieboom follows Bill Welke's called third strike (WAS)