MLB Ejection 149 - Lance Barrett (5; Ty France)

HP Umpire Lance Barrett ejected Mariners 1B Ty France (strikes one, two, and three calls; QOCN) in the 5th inning of the #Guardians-#Mariners game. With two out and none on in the bottom of the 4th, France took fastballs from Guardians pitcher Zach Plesac for called first, second, and third strikes. Replays indicate all three were located off the outer edge of home plate (strike one: px 0.97, pz 2.71; strike two: px 1.00, pz 2.47; strike three: px 0.84, pz 1.61), although the strike three call was within the borderline margin-of-error range, the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Mariners were leading, 2-1. The Guardians ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

This is Lance Barrett (94)'s 5th ejection of the 2022 MLB regular season.

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

The strike one pitch was located 0.67 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

The strike two pitch was located 1.03 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

The strike three pitch was located 0.89 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 149th ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is the 48th player ejection of 2022. Prior to ejection, France was 0-2 (SO) in the contest.

This is Seattle's 11th ejection of 2022, 1st in the AL West (SEA 11; LAA 9; HOU 7; OAK 5; TEX 2).

This is Ty France's first career MLB ejection.

This is Lance Barrett's 5th ejection of 2022, 1st since July 5 (Avisail Garcia; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Cleveland Guardians vs Seattle Mariners, 8/27/22 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Lance strikes out France on three pitches the computer would have balled (SEA)