MLB Ejection 086 - Hunter Wendelstedt (2; Luke Raley)

HP Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ejected Mariners LF Luke Raley (strike two call; QOCN) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Mariners-#Guardians game. With none out and none on, Raley took a 0-1 slider from Guardians pitcher Hunter Gaddis for a called second strike before striking out swinging on the next pitch. Replays indicate the pitch ruled strike two was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.97, pz 2.51), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Mariners were leading, 8-5. The Mariners ultimately won the contest, 8-5.

This is Hunter Wendelstedt (21)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

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

This pitch was located 0.67 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 86th ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 31st player ejection of 2024. Prior to ejection, Raley was 2-5 (2 SO) in the contest.

Ejection Tally: 42 Managers, 13 Coaches, 31 Players.

This is Seattle's 4th ejection of 2024, 2nd in the AL West (OAK 5; SEA, TEX 4; HOU 3; LAA 1).

This is Luke Raley's first career MLB ejection.

This is Hunter Wendelstedt's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since April 22 (Aaron Boone; QOC = N [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Seattle Mariners vs Cleveland Guardians, 6/18/24 | Video as follows:

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