MLB Ejection 039 - Bill Welke (1; Marcus Thames)

HP Umpire Bill Welke ejected Marlins hitting coach Marcus Thames (check swing) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Brewers-#Marlins game. With none out and one on (R1), Marlins batter Jesus Sanchez attempted to check his swing on a 1-1 curveball from Brewers pitcher Trevor Gott during R1 Avisail Garcia's stolen base attempt, ruled a swinging second strike. Play was reviewed and adjudicated unanimously (0-8) by the UEFL Appeals Board, the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the Marlins were leading, 4-1. The Marlins ultimately won the contest, 9-3.

This is Bill Welke (3)'s 1st ejection of 2022.

Bill Welke now has -2 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Previous + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = -2).

Crew Chief Bill Welke now has 1 point in Crew Division (1 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 1)

This is the 39th ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is Miami's 3rd ejection of 2022, 1st in the NL East (MIA 3; PHI, WAS 2; ATL, NYM 1).

This is Marcus Thames' 1st ejection since August 8, 2020 (Vic Carapazza; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

This is Bill Welke's 1st ejection since September 16, 2021 (Tony La Russa; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

Wrap: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Miami Marlins, 5/14/22 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Check swing precedes Thames toss & lengthy Replay Review for the count (MIA)