MLB Ejection 052 - Manny Gonzalez (1; Starling Marte)

HP Umpire Manny Gonzalez ejected Mets RF Starling Marte (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 4th inning of the #Mets-#Guardians game. With two out and one on, Marte took a 0-2 sinker from Guardians pitcher Ben Lively for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and belt-high (px 0.68, pz 3.12 [sz_top 3.58]), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Guardians were leading, 2-1. The Guardians ultimately won the contest, 3-1.

This is Manny Gonzalez (79)'s 1st ejection of 2024.

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

This pitch was located 2.81 horizontal and 7.92 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 52nd ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 20th player ejection of 2024. Prior to ejection, Marte was 0-2 (SO) in the contest.

Ejection Tally: 23 Managers, 9 Coaches, 20 Players.

This is New York's 2nd ejection of 2024, T-2nd in the NL East (MIA 3; NYM, WAS 2; ATL, PHI 0).

This is Starling Marte's 1st ejection since May 11, 2016 (Alan Porter; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

This is Manny Gonzalez's 1st ejection since June 24, 2023 (Dusty Baker; QOC = Y [Balk]).

Wrap: New York Mets vs Cleveland Guardians, 5/20/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Marte ejected after continually complaining through inning break about a strikeout