MLB Ejection 219 - Alan Porter (2; Anthony Rizzo)

HP Umpire Alan Porter ejected Yankees non-roster player Anthony Rizzo (strike three call to Jasson Dominguez; QOCY) in the top of the 4th inning of the #Tigers-#Yankees game. With two out and one on in the bottom of the 3rd, Yankees batter Dominguez took a 3-2 changeup from Tigers pitcher Eduardo Rodriguez for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -0.54, pz 1.34 [sz_bot 1.49 / RAD 1.37 / MOE 1.29]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Tigers were leading, 4-1. The Tigers ultimately won the contest, 10-3.

This is Alan Porter (64)'s 2nd ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 0.60 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 219th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 89th player ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 100 Managers, 89 Players, 30 Coaches.

This is New York's 10th ejection of 2023, 1st in the AL East (NYY 10; BOS 7; BAL, TOR 6; TB 5).

This is Anthony Rizzo's 1st ejection since May 19, 2022 (Manny Gonzalez; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Alan Porter's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since July 1 (Brant Brown; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Detroit Tigers vs New York Yankees, 9/7/23 | Video as follows:

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