MLB Ejection 066 - Paul Emmel (2; Tucupita Marcano)

HP Umpire Paul Emmel ejected Pirates SS Tucupita Marcano after the top of the 9th inning of the #Pirates-#Tigers game. With two out and none on, Marcano took a 2-2 fastball from Tigers pitcher Jose Cisnero for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -0.57, pz 1.44 [sz_bot 1.56 / RAD 1.44 / MOE 1.36]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Tigers had won the contest, 4-0.

This is Paul Emmel (50)'s 2nd ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 1.00 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 66th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 29th player ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 30 Managers, 29 Players, 7 Coaches.

This is Pittsburgh's 3rd ejection of 2023, T-2nd in the NL Central (STL 4; MIL, PIT 3; CHC 2; CIN 1).

This is Tucupita Marcano's first career MLB ejection.

This is Paul Emmel's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since May 5 (Brent Rooker; QOC = N [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Detroit Tigers, 5/16/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Marcano ejected arguing pitch at very bottom of the strike zone called strike 3