MLB Ejection 029 - Quinn Wolcott (1; Alex Cora)

3B Umpire Quinn Wolcott ejected Red Sox manager Alex Cora (strike three call by HP Umpire Junior Valentine; QOCY) following the top of the 9th inning of the #RedSox-#Orioles game. With one out and one on (R1), Red Sox batter Kiké Hernández took a 2-2 sinker from Orioles pitcher Yennier Cano for a called third strike. Replays indicate the the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.76, pz 2.27), 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 Quinn Wolcott (81)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

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

This pitch was located 1.85 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

Post-game ejections are credited to have occurred during the final inning of the game.

Related Ejection: MLB Ejection 028 - Junior Valentine (1; Peter Fatse) (4/24/23).

This is the 29th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 13th manager ejection of 2023. Ejection tally: 13 Managers, 12 Players, 4 Coaches.

This is Boston's 2nd ejection of 2023, 2nd in the AL East (BAL 3; BOS 2; NYY 1; TB, TOR 0).

This is Alex Cora's 1st ejection since August 19, 2022 (Todd Tichenor; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Quinn Wolcott's 1st ejection since Aug 19, 2021 (Joe Jimenez; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

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

Alternate Link: After JV's earlier ejection, Wolcott chucks Cora for skip's parting shot (BOS-BAL)