MLB Ejection 011 - Derek Thomas (1; Tim Hill)

HP Umpire Derek Thomas ejected White Sox pitcher Tim Hill (balls/strikes; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Reds-#WhiteSox game. With none out and none, Reds batter Nick Martini singled (advanced to second on an error), Tyler Stephenson lined out (R2 Martini advanced to third), Jonathan India hit a sacrifice fly (Martini scored), and Benson was called out on strikes. Replays indicate of the seven callable pitches thrown by Hill during his appearance, Thomas officiated all properly (7/7 = 100% accuracy), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Reds were leading, 11-4. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 11-4.

This is Derek Thomas (106)'s 1st ejection of 2024.

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

The 2-2 pitch to Martini was located 1.06 horizontal inches (px -0.84) from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 11th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 6th player ejection of 2024. Prior to ejection, Hill's line was 1.0 IP, R, SO.

Ejection Tally: 3 Managers, 2 Coaches, 6 Players.

This is Chicago's 1st ejection of 2023, T-1st in the AL Central (CWS, MIN 1; CLE, DET, KC 0).

This is Tim Hill's 1st career MLB ejection.

This is Derek Thomas' 1st ejection since August 3, 2023 (David Bell; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago White Sox, 4/14/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Thomas ejects Hill who beelines for the umpire after earlier ball call