MLB Ejection 053 - Lance Barrett (Julio Rodriguez)

HP Umpire Lance Barrett ejected Mariners CF Julio Rodriguez (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Mariners-#Orioles game. With one out and one on (R1), Mariners batter Rodriguez took a 2-2 fastball from Orioles pitcher Marcos Diplan for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and waist-high (px -0.71, pz 2.72) and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Mariners were leading, 9-0. The Mariners ultimately won the contest, 10-0.

This is Lance Barrett (16)'s 2nd ejection of 2022.

Lance Barrett now has 6 points in the UEFL Standings (2 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 6).

Crew Chief Dan Bellino now has 3 points in Crew Division (2 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 3).

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

This pitch was located 2.45 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 53rd ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is the 18th player ejection of 2022. Prior to ejection, Rodriguez was 1-5 (SO) in the contest.

This is Seattle's 2nd ejection of 2022, T-1st in the AL West (LAA, SEA 2; OAK 1; HOU, TEX 0).

This is Julio Rodriguez's 1st career MLB ejection.

This is Lance Barrett's 2nd ejection of 2022, 1st since May 10 (Charlie Montoyo; QOC = U [Warnings]).

Wrap: Seattle Mariners vs. Baltimore Orioles, 5/31/22 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Barrett calmly ejects Rodriguez who drew a line in the dirt after striking out (SEA/BAL)