MLB Ejection 165 - Lance Barksdale (1; Sean Nolin)

HP Umpire Lance Barksdale ejected Nationals pitcher Sean Nolin (throwing at Braves batter Freddie Freeman) in the bottom of the 1st inning of the #Nationals-#Braves game. With one out and one on (R1), Braves batter Freeman took a first-pitch fastball from Nolin for a called ball before being hit by the 1-0 pitch. Replays indicate the first pitch to Freeman was located head-high and thrown behind the batter, while the second pitch struck Freeman in the right hip. Warnings had not previously been issued, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejection, the Nationals were leading, 1-0. The Nationals ultimately won the contest, 4-2.

This is Lance Barksdale (23)'s 1st ejection of 2021.

Lance Barksdale now has 5 points in the UEFL Standings (3 Prev + 2 MLB + 0 Irrecusable Call = 5).

Crew Chief Ted Barrett now has 8 points in Crew Division (7 Previous + 1 QOCU = 8).

This is the 164th ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the 67th player ejection of 2021. Prior to ejection, Nolin's line was 0.1 IP, H.

This is Washington's 6th ejection of 2021, 4th in the NL East (PHI 8; MIA, NYM 7; WAS 6; ATL 1).

This is Sean Nolin's first career MLB ejection.

This is Lance Barksdale's 1st ejection since June 27, 2018 (Ron Gardenhire; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Washington Nationals vs. Atlanta Braves, 9/8/21 | Video as follows:

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