MLB Ejection 040 - Alfonso Marquez (3; Derek Shelton)

HP Umpire Alfonso Marquez ejected Pirates manager Derek Shelton (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Reds-#Pirates game. With two out and none on, Pirates batter Josh VanMeter took a 1-2 slider from Reds pitcher Hunter Greene for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px -0.57, pz 1.81 [sz_bot 1.55]) and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Pirates ultimately won the contest, 1-0.

This is Alfonso Marquez (72)'s 3rd ejection of the 2021 MLB regular season.
Alfonso Marquez now has 9 points in the UEFL Standings (5 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 9).
Crew Chief Alfonso Marquez now has 6 points in Crew Division (5 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 6).

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

This pitch was located 4.13 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

^Game note: CIN gave up 0 hits but lost the game anyway, 1-0. See: 2022 No-Hitter 3, Marquez (CIN).

This is the 40th ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is the 18th manager ejection of 2022.

This is Pittsburgh's 2nd ejection of 2022, T-1st in the NL Central (PIT, STL 2; CHC 1; CIN, MIL 0).

This is Derek Shelton's 1st ejection since October 3, 2021 (Manny Gonzalez; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

This is Alfonso Marquez's 3rd ejection of 2022, 1st since May 10 (Yimi Garcia; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

Wrap: Cincinatti Reds vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 5/15/22 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: With no hits yet in the game, Shelton tossed arguing balls and strikes (PIT/CIN)