MLB Ejection 065 - Ryan Wills (2; Jose Siri)

HP Umpire Ryan Wills ejected Rays CF Jose Siri (strike one & two calls; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Rays-#Orioles game. With none out and none on, Rays batter Siri took 3-0 and 3-1 fastballs from Orioles pitcher Craig Kimbrel for strikes one and two, before striking out swinging. Replays indicate strike one was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.66, pz 2.57) and the pitch ruled strike two was located over the inner edge of home plate and belt-high (px -0.68, pz 2.83), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Orioles were leading, 3-1. The Orioles ultimately won the contest, 3-1.

This is Ryan Wills (20)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

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

Strike one was located 3.05 and strike two was 2.81 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 65th ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 27th player ejection of 2024. Prior to ejection, Siri was 0-2 (2 SO) in the contest.

Ejection Tally: 28 Managers, 10 Coaches, 27 Players.

This is Tampa Bay's 2nd ejection of 2024, T-3rd in the AL East (NYY 5; TOR 4; BAL, TB 2; BOS 1).

This is Jose Siri's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since April 30 (Chris Guccione; QOC = U [Fighting]).

This is Ryan Wills' 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since April 17 (John Schneider; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Tampa Bay Rays vs Baltimore Orioles, 5/31/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Siri strikes out and draws a line in the dirt for quick ejection by Ryan Wills