MLB Ejection 186 - Ramon De Jesus (5; Christopher Morel)

HP Umpire Ramon De Jesus ejected Cubs DH Christopher Morel (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Cubs-#Mets game. With two out and one on, Morel took a 2-2 fastball from Cubs pitcher Drew Smith for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and waist-high (px 0.89, pz 3.22), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Mets were leading, 10-2. The Mets ultimately won the contest, 10-2.

This is Ramon De Jesus (18)'s 5th ejection of 2023.

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

This pitch was located 0.29 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 186th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 77th player ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 84 Managers, 77 Players, 25 Coaches.

This is Chicago's 7th ejection of 2023, T-3rd in the NL Central (STL 10; MIL 8; CHC, CIN, PIT 7).

This is Christopher Morel's first career MLB ejection.

This is Ramon De Jesus' 5th ejection of 2023, 1st since June 16 (Bruce Bochy; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs New York Mets, 8/7/23| Video as follows:

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