MLB Ejection 056 - Bruce Dreckman (1; Oliver Marmol)

HP Umpire Bruce Dreckman ejected Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol (strike three call; QOCN) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Cardinals-#Cubs game. With two out and the bases loaded, Cardinals batter Tommy Edman took a 3-2 slider from Cubs pitcher Scott Effross for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the inner edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -1.10, pz 2.71 [sz_top 3.24]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Cubs were leading, 5-1. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 6-1.

This is Bruce Dreckman (1)'s 1st ejection of 2022.

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

Crew Chief Paul Emmel now has 0 points in Crew Division (0 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 0).

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

This pitch was located 2.23 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 56th ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is the 28th manager ejection of 2022.

This is St Louis' 3rd ejection of 2022, 2nd in the NL Central (CHC 4; STL 3; PIT 2; CIN, MIL 0).

This is Oliver Marmol's first career MLB ejection.

This is Bruce Dreckman's 1st ejection since June 30, 2019 (Kevin Cash; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: St Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs, 6/4/22 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Marmol stomps to home plate to demonstrate pitch call after being tossed (CHC)