MLB Ejection 049 - Manny Gonzalez (1; Andrew Benintendi)

HP Umpire Manny Gonzalez ejected White Sox LF Andrew Benintendi (strike three call to teammate; QOCY) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Royals-#WhiteSox game. With none out and none on, White Sox batter Elvis Andrus took a 1-2 slider from Royals pitcher Amir Garrett for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px 0.62, pz 1.90 [sz_bot 1.44 / RAD 1.32]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Royals were leading, 12-4. The Royals ultimately won the contest, 12-5.

This is Manny Gonzalez (79)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 3.5 horizontal and 7.9 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 49th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 21st player ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 23 Managers, 21 Players, 5 Coaches.

This is Chicago's the ejection of 2023, 1st in the AL Central (CWS 4; MIN 3; KC 2; CLE, DET 0).

This is Andrew Benintendi's 1st ejection since June 11, 2019 (Vic Carapazza; QOC = Y-c [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Manny Gonzalez's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since April 14 (Brian Snitker; QOC = Y [Replay]).

Wrap: Chicago White Sox vs Kansas City Royals, 5/9/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Gonzalez ejects Benintendi after Andrus' strikeout & during Garrett's illness