MLB Ejections 076-77 - Will Little (3-4; STL x2)

HP Umpire Will Little ejected Cardinals 3B Nolan Arenado and manager Oliver Marmol (strike one call; QOCN) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Cardinals-#Reds game. With one out and one on (R1), Cardinals batter Arenado took a 1-0 cutter from Reds pitcher Graham Ashcraft for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and above the midpoint (px -0.42, pz 3.57 [sz_top 3.36 / RAD 3.48 / MOE 3.55]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Cardinals were leading, 4-1. The Cardinals ultimately won the contest, 8-5.

These are Will Little (93)'s 3rd and 4th ejections of 2023.

*This pitch was located 0.24 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

These are the 76th and 77th ejection reports of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 34th player ejection of 2023.

This is the 36th manager ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 36 Managers, 34 Players, 7 Coaches.

This is St Louis' 5/6th ejection of 2023, 1st in the NL Central (STL 6; MIL 4; CIN, PIT 3; CHC 2).

This is Nolan Arenado's 1st ejection since Aug 24, 2022 (John Libka; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

This is Oliver Marmol's 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since May 5 (Junior Valentine; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Will Little's 3/4th ejection of 2023, 1st since April 19 (Phil Nevin; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Wrap: St Louis Cardinals vs Cincinnati Reds, 5/23/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Arenado and Marmol tossed after ball/strike dispute between innings that looked bad