MLB Ejection 043 - Vic Carapazza (2; Alex Cintron)

3B Umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron (strike three call by HP Umpire Adam Hamari to Mauricio Dubón; QOCY) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Astros-#Tigers game. With none out and one on, Astros batter Dubón took a 0-2 fastball from Tigers pitcher Tarik Skubal for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.80, pz 2.82), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Tigers were leading, 7-0. The Tigers ultimately won the contest, 8-2.

This is Vic Carapazza (19)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

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

This pitch was located 1.37 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 43rd ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 7th coach ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 19 Managers, 7 Coaches, 17 Players.

This is Houston's 2nd ejection of 2024, T-1st in the AL West (HOU, OAK 2; LAA, SEA, TEX 1).

This is Alex Cintron's 1st ejection since Sept 19, 2023 (Phil Cuzzi; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Vic Carapazza's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since April 1 (Dylan Moore; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Houston Astros vs Detroit Tigers, 5/11/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Carapazza ejects Cintron for bench jockeying when Astros go down 7-0 after 2