MLB Ejection 031 - Cory Blaser (2; David Bell)

HP Umpire Cory Blaser ejected Reds manager David Bell (three ball calls to Ha-Seon Kim; QOCN) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Reds-#Padres game. With one out and two on, Padres batter Ha-Seong Kim took three cutters from Reds pitcher Emilio Pagán for called balls one, two, and three, before striking out. Replays indicate that ball one was located over the heart of home plate and near the hollow of the knee (px 0.03, pz 1.60 [sz_bot 1.66 / RAD 1.54 / MOE 1.62]), ball two was located over the outer half of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px 0.31, pz 1.64 [sz_bot 1.63 / RAD 1.51 / MOE 1.59]), and ball three was located over the inner half of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -0.16, pz 1.66 [sz_bot 1.66 / RAD 1.54 / MOE 1.62]), the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the Padres were leading, 6-4. The Padres ultimately won the contest, 6-4.

This is Cory Blaser (89)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

This is the 31st ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 15th manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 15 Managers, 4 Coaches, 12 Players.

This is Cincinnati's 1st ejection of 2024, T-2nd in the NL Central (PIT 3; CIN, MIL 1; CHC, STL 0).

This is David Bell's 1st ejection since September 9, 2023 (Brennan Miller; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Cory Blaser's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since April 19 (Dave Martinez; QOC = N-c [Obstruction]).

Wrap: Cincinnati Reds vs San Diego Padres, 4/30/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Blaser ejects Bell during break as David chases and kicks on-deck donut