MLB Ejection 028 - Junior Valentine (1; Peter Fatse)

HP Umpire Junior Valentine ejected Red Sox hitting coach Peter Fatse (strike one call; QOCY) in the top of the 6th inning of the #RedSox-#Orioles game. With one out and one on (R2), Red Sox batter Kiké Hernández took a first-pitch sinker from Orioles pitcher Dean Kremer for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and at the midpoint (px -0.25, pz 3.38 [sz_top 3.26 / RAD 3.38 / MOE 3.46), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Orioles were leading, 5-4. The Orioles ultimately won the contest, 5-4.

This is Junior Valentine (25)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 1.00 vertical inch from being considered incorrect.

This is the 28th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 4th non-manager coach ejection of 2023.

This is Boston's 1st ejection of 2023, T-2nd in the AL East (BAL 3; BOS, NYY 1; TB, TOR 0).

This is Peter Fatse's first career MLB ejection.

This is Junior Valentine's 1st ejection since April 16, 2022 (Randy Arozarena; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs Baltimore Orioles, 4/24/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Valentine ejects Fatse for continued complaint from dugout after warning (BOS-BAL)