MLB Ejection 014 - Will Little (1; Oliver Marmol)

HP Umpire Will Little ejected Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol (ball four call; QOCY) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Pirates-#Cardinals game. With two out and the bases loaded, Pirates batter Connor Joe took a 3-2 changeup from Cardinals pitcher Steven Matz for a called fourth ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the inner edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.79, pz 2.38), the call was correct.*

This is Will Little (93)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

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

This pitch was located 0.50 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 14th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 6th manager ejection of 2023.

This is St Louis' 1st ejection of 2023, 1st in the NL Central (STL 1; CHC, CIN, MIL, PIT 0).

This is Oliver Marmol's 1st ejection since August 21, 2022 (CB Bucknor; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Will Little's 1st ejection since August 17, 2022 (Brian Snitker; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs St Louis Cardinals, 4/15/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Marmol tossed after extended between-innings ball/strike dispute (PIT-STL)