MLB Ejection 066 - Malachi Moore (1; Dave Martinez)

HP Umpire Malachi Moore ejected Nationals manager Dave Martinez (check swing dead ball strike three call) in the top of the 3rd inning of the #Nationals-#Guardians game. With two out and none on, Nationals batter Jacob Young attempted to check his swing on a 1-2 fastball from Guardians pitcher Ben Lively for a swinging third strike, called by Moore, as the pitch touched the batter's hand.* Although Martinez signaled a "hold" for consideration about whether to challenge the play, the Nationals ran out of time as the 15-second challenge timer expired before Martinez requested a review. Replays indicate the pitched ball touched Young's hand as he struck at the pitch, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Guardians were leading, 2-0. The Guardians ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Malachi Moore (44)'s 1st ejection of 2024.

*Official Baseball Rules Definition of a strike states, "A STRIKE is a legal pitch when so called by the umpire, which touches the batter as they strike at it."

This is the 66th ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 29th player ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 29 Managers, 10 Coaches, 27 Players.

This is Washington's 3rd ejection of 2024, T-1st in the NL East (MIA, NYM, WAS 3; PHI 1; ATL 0).

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

This is Malachi Moore's 1st ejection since July 18, 2023 (Pete Walker; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Washington Nationals vs Cleveland Guardians, 6/1/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Martinez ejected arguing Moore's dead ball strike 3 after running out time to challenge