MLB Ejection 044 - Ramon De Jesus (1; Amir Garrett)

2B Umpire Ramon De Jesus ejected Royals pitcher Amir Garrett (balk call by 1B Umpire Shane Livensparger; QOCN) in the top of the 9th inning of the #WhiteSox-#Royals game. With two out and one on (R1), 1B Umpire Shane Livensparger called Garrett for a balk after a 0-2 delivery to White Sox batter Josh Harrison, advancing baserunner R1 Yasmani Grandal to second base. Replays indicate Garrett appeared to come to a stop in his delivery, a requirement for pitchers working out of Set Position, and did not otherwise commit and illegal pitching act, the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the White Sox were leading, 7-4. The White Sox ultimately won the contest, 7-4.

This is Ramon De Jesus (18)'s 1st ejection of 2022.

Ramon De Jesus now has 0 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Prev + 2 MLB - 2 Incorrect-Crewmate = 0).

Crew Chief Alfonso Marquez now has 3 points in Crew Division (3 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 3).

This is the 44th ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is the 16th player ejection of 2022. Prior to ejection, Garrett's line was 1.0 IP, 0 ER, Balk.

This is Kansas City's 2nd ejection of 2022, T-1st in the AL Central (DET, KC 2; CWS, MIN 1; CLE 0).

This is Amir Garrett's 1st ejection since August 27, 2019 (Ryan Blakney; QOC = Y-c [Check Swing]).

This is Ramon De Jesus' 1st ejection since August 18, 2021 (Craig Counsell; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Chicago White Sox vs. Kansas City Royals, 5/19/22 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: De Jesus tosses Garrett after being up there and just doin' a balk like that (KC)