MLB Ejection 052 - Brock Ballou (1; Bob Melvin)

HP Umpire Brock Ballou ejected Padres manager Bob Melvin (strike one call to Fernando Tatis; QOCN) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Padres-#Twins game. With none out and none on, Tatis took a 1-0 cutter from Twins pitcher Brock Stewart for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px 0.27, pz 1.54 [sz_bot 1.78 / RAD 1.66 / MOE 1.58), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Twins were leading, 5-3. The Twins ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

This is Brock Ballou (119)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 0.48 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 52nd ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 25th manager ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 25 Managers, 22 Players, 5 Coaches.

This is San Diego's 2nd ejection of 2023, T-2nd in the NL West (COL 3; LAD, SD 2; ARI 1; SF 0).

This is Bob Melvin's 1st ejection since August 13, 2022 (Paul Emmel; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).
This is Brock Ballou's first career MLB ejection.

Wrap: San Diego Padres vs Minnesota Twins, 5/11/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Melvin tells Ballou "you've missed every single one" after strike call in 8th