MLB Ejection 134 - Jeff Nelson (2; Jean Segura)

HP Umpire Jeff Nelson ejected Marlins 3B Jean Segura (strike three call; QOCN) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Cardinals-#Marlins game. With none out and none on, Segura took a 2-2 slider from Cardinals pitcher Chris Stratton for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.93, pz 1.74 [sz_bot 1.46]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Marlins were leading, 8-7. The Marlins ultimately won the contest, 10-9.

This is Jeff Nelson (45)'s 2nd ejection of 2023.

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

This pitch was located 0.19 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 134th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 54th player ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 64 Managers, 54 Players, 16 Coaches.

This is Miami's 9th ejection of 2023, 1st in the NL East (MIA 9; PHI 7; NYM 6; WAS 3; ATL 1).

This is Jean Segura's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since May 8 (Mark Ripperger; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Jeff Nelson's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since April 9 (Jazz Chisholm; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: St Louis Cardinals vs Miami Marlins, 7/5/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Nelson ejects Segura shortly after calling him out on edge third strike