MLB Ejection 017 - David Rackley (1; Miguel Cairo)

HP Umpire David Rackley ejected White Sox bench coach Miguel Cairo (ball two call; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Angels-#WhiteSox game. With none out and one on (R1), Angels batter David Fletcher took a 1-0 cutter from White Sox pitcher Ryan Burr for a called second ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px 1.05, pz 1.78), and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Angels were leading, 4-1. The Angels ultimately won the contest, 5-1.

This is David Rackley (86)'s 1st ejection of 2022.

David Rackley now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).

Crew Chief Larry Vanover now has 2 points in Crew Division (1 Prev + 1 Correct = 2).

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

This pitch was located 3.62 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 17th ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is Chicago's 1st ejection of 2022, 1st in the AL Central (CWS 1; CLE, DET, KC, MIN 0).

This is Miguel Cairo's 1st ejection since September 27, 2021 (Lance Barrett; QOC = U [Fighting/USC]).

This is David Rackley's 1st ejection since July 9, 2021 (Jose Alvarez; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Los Angeles Anaheims of Angel vs. Chicago White Sox, 4/29/22 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Cairo's pitch location yell from the dugout results in late-game ejection (CWS)