MLB Ejection 039 - Jonathan Parra (1; Bo Bichette)

HP Umpire Jonathan Parra ejected Blue Jays SS Bo Bichette (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 5th inning of the #BlueJays-#Nationals game. With two out and none on, Blue Jays batter Bichette took a 3-2 sinker from Nationals pitcher Jake Irvin for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.79, pz 2.63), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Blue Jays were leading, 4-0. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 6-3.

This is Jonathan Parra (121)'s 1st ejection of 2024.

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

This pitch was located 1.45 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 39th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 17th player ejection of 2024. Prior to ejection, Bichette was 1-3 (SO) in the contest.

Ejection Tally: 17 Managers, 6 Coaches, 16 Players.

This is Toronto's 3rd ejection of 2024, 2nd in the AL East (NYY 4; TOR 3; BOS, TB 1; BAL 0).

This is Bo Bichette's first career MLB ejection.

This is Jonathan Parra's first career MLB ejection.

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs Washington Nationals, 5/4/24 | Video as follows:

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