MLB Ejection 239 - Shane Livensparger (2; Joey Votto)

HP Umpire Shane Livensparger ejected Reds 1B Joey Votto (strike two call; QOCN) at the end of the 1st inning of the #Reds-#Cardinals game. With one out and none on in the top of the 1st, Votto took a 1-1 sinker from Reds pitcher Miles Mikolas for a called second strike before striking out on a foul tip. Replays indicate the 1-1 pitch was located off the inner edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.99, pz 2.66), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Reds were leading, 1-0. The Cardinals ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

This is Shane Livensparger (43)'s 2nd ejection of 2023.

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

This pitch was located 0.91 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 239th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 96th player ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 108 Managers, 96 Players, 34 Coaches.

This is Cincinnati's 11th ejection of 2023, 2nd in the NL Central (STL 14; CIN 11; PIT 10; CHC, MIL 8).

This is Joey Votto's 1st ejection since July 10, 2021 (Doug Eddings; QOC = Y).

This is Shane Livensparger's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since May 5 (Scott Servais; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Cincinnati Reds, St Louis Cardinals, 10/1/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Votto ejected from final game of 2023 Reds regular season