MLB Ejection 100 - Jerry Layne (1; Dillon Lawson)

HP Umpire Jerry Layne ejected Yankees hitting coach Dillon Lawson (strike one call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 5th inning of the #Reds-#Yankees game. With two out and none on, Yankees batter Marwin Gonzalez took a first-pitch fastball from Reds pitcher Luis Castillo for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and above the knee (px 0.69, pz 2.11), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Reds were leading, 1-0. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 7-6, in 10 innings.

This is Jerry Layne (24)'s 1st ejection of 2022.

Jerry Layne now has 5 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 5).

Crew Chief Jerry Layne now has 4 points in Crew Division (3 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 4).

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

This pitch was located 2.69 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 100th ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is New York's 7th ejection of 2022, 2nd in the AL East (TOR 8; NYY 7; BAL, BOS, TB 3).

This is Dillon Lawson's first career MLB ejection.

This is Jerry Layne's 1st ejection since April 10, 2021 (Joe Maddon; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

Wrap: Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Yankees, 7/14/22 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Layne kicks out Lawson for chirping strike call from home dugout (NYY)