MLB Ejection 060 - Mike Muchlinski (1; Matt Blake)

HP Umpire Mike Muchlinski ejected Yankees pitching coach Matt Blake (ball four call; QOCY) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Rays-#Yankees game. With two out and two on, Rays batter Josh Lowe took a 3-2 knuckle curve from Yankees pitcher Clarke Schmidt for a called fourth ball before Rays batter Taylor Walls hit a grand slam against Yankees relief pitcher Albert Abreu. Replays indicate the fourth ball to Lowe was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.78, pz 2.63), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Rays were leading, 8-4. The Rays ultimately won the contest, 8-7.

This is Mike Muchlinski (76)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

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

This pitch was located 0.39 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 60th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 7th coach ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 27 Managers, 26 Players, 7 Coaches.

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

This is Matt Blake's 1st ejection since Aug 7, 2022 (Vic Carapazza; QOC = N-c [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Mike Muchlinski's 1st ejection since June 1, 2022 (Mark Kotsay; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Tampa Bay Rays vs New York Yankees, 5/14/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Blake ejected on his birthday after Rays score five in the 5th to take lead over NYY