MLB Ejection 115 - Malachi Moore (3; Marcus Thames)

HP Umpire Malachi Moore ejected White Sox hitting coach Marcus Thames (strike one call to Tommy Pham; QOCN) in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the #Pirates-#WhiteSox game. With one out and one on, White Sox batter Pham took a 0-0 fastball from Pirates pitcher Luis L Ortiz for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px 0.98, pz 1.44 [sz_bot 1.65 / RAD 1.53 / MOE 1.45]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Pirates were leading, 1-0. The Pirates ultimately won the contest, 6-2.

This is Malachi Moore (44)'s 3rd ejection of 2024.

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

This pitch was located 0.79 horizontal and 0.12 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 115th ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 17th coach ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 56 Managers, 17 Coaches, 42 Players.

This is Chicago's 8th ejection of 2024, 1st in the AL Central (CWS 8; KC, MIN 2; CLE 1; DET 0).

This is Marcus Thames' 1st ejection since August 4, 2023 (Adrian Johnson; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Malachi Moore's 3rd ejection of 2024, 1st since June 17 (David Bell; QOC = U [Stadium Lights]).

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago White Sox, 7/13/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Moore ejects Thames from dugout after three consecutive out-of-zone strike calls