MLB Ejection 097 - Ramon De Jesus (1; Brandon Drury)

HP Umpire Ramon De Jesus ejected Angels 1B Brandon Drury (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 10th inning of the #Angels-#Rangers game. With one out and none on, Drury took a 2-2 fastball from Rangers pitcher Will Smith for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -0.87, pz 1.74 [sz_bot 1.71 / RAD 1.59]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 5-5. The Angels ultimately won the contest, 9-6, in 12 innings.

This is Ramon De Jesus (18)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

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

This pitch was located 0.53 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 97th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 40th player ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 47 Managers, 40 Players, 10 Coaches.

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

This is Brandon Drury's 1st ejection since August 23, 2022 (Stu Scheurwater; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Ramon De Jesus' 1st ejection since August 18, 2022 (Alex Cintron; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Los Angeles Angels vs Texas Rangers, 6/12/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Drury ejected after strike three call, yelling & beaking the plate umpire