MLB Ejection 182 - Laz Diaz (1; Aaron Boone)

HP Umpire Laz Diaz ejected Yankees manager Aaron Boone (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Yankees-#WhiteSox game. With none out and none on, Yankees batter Anthony Volpe took a 0-2 sinker from White Sox pitcher Bryan Shaw for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.55, pz 2.08), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the White Sox were leading, 2-1. The White Sox ultimately won the contest, 5-1.

This is Laz Diaz (63)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

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

This pitch was located 4.37 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 182nd ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 82nd coach ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 82 Managers, 75 Players, 25 Coaches.

This is New York's 8th ejection of 2023, 1st in the AL East (NYY 8; BAL 5; BOS, TOR 4; TB 3).

This is Aaron Boone's 6th ejection of 2023, 1st since July 2 (Dan Merzel; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Laz Diaz's 1st ejection since July 17, 2021 (Will Venable; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

Wrap: New York Yankees vs Chicago White Sox, 8/7/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Boone & Diaz go nose-to-nose in old-school argument over strike zone