MLB Ejection 154 - Ron Kulpa (3; Alec Burleson)

HP Umpire Ron Kulpa ejected Cardinals PH Alec Burleson (strikes one and two calls; QOCN) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Cardinals-#Cubs game. With one out and the bases loaded, Burleson took a 3-0 sinker from Cubs pitcher Mark Leiter Jr. for a called first strike followed by a 3-1 cutter from Leiter for a called second strike before grounding into an inning-ending double play. Replays indicate the pitch ruled strike one was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.88, pz 2.87) while the pitch ruled strike two was located off the outer edge of home plate and above the knee (-1.09, pz 2.10), the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the Cubs were leading, 4-3. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

This is Ron Kulpa (46)'s 3rd ejection of 2023.

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

Strike one was located 0.41 and strike two was located 2.11 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 154th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 64th player ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 71 Managers, 64 Players, 19 Coaches.

This is St Louis' 7th ejection of 2023, T-1st in the NL Central (MIL, STL 7; CHC, CIN 6; PIT 5).

This is Alec Burleson's first career MLB ejection.

This is Ron Kulpa's 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since June 28 (Buck Showalter; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Wrap: St Louis Cardinals vs Chicago Cubs, 7/21/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Burleson tossed after his inning ending double play instead of an RBI walk