MLB Ejection 095 - Phil Cuzzi (3; Phil Nevin)

HP Umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected Angels manager Phil Nevin (strike three call to Shohei Ohtani; QOCY) in the bottom of the 5th inning of the #Mariners-#Angels game. With two out and one on (R2, R3), Angels batter Ohtani took a 3-2 slider from Mariners pitcher Gabe Speier for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.84, pz 1.95 [sz_bot 1.60]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Mariners were leading, 5-2. The Mariners ultimately won the contest, 6-2.

This is Phil Cuzzi (10)'s 3rd ejection of 2023.

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

This pitch was located 0.89 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 95th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 47th manager ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 47 Managers, 38 Players, 10 Coaches.

This is Los Angeles' 3rd ejection of 2023, T-3rd in the AL West (OAK, SEA 4; HOU, LAA 3; TEX 1).

This is Phil Nevin's 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since June 1 (Stu Scheurwater; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Phil Cuzzi's 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since June 5 (David Ross; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels of Why Bother, 6/10/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Phil argues with Phil over strike three located nary a tenth of an inch from the edge