MLB Ejection 129 - Rob Drake (2; Kevin Long)

HP Umpire Rob Drake ejected Phillies hitting coach Kevin Long (strike three call to Trea Turner; QOCN) in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the #Guardians-#Phillies game. With one out and one on, Turner took a 2-2 sinker from Guardians pitcher Ben Lively for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px 0.94, pz 1.92), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Guardians were leading, 1-0. The Guardians ultimately won the contest, 3-1.

This is Rob Drake (30)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

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

This pitch was located 0.31 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 129th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 19th coach ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 64 Managers, 19 Coaches, 46 Players.

This is Philadelphia's 4th ejection of 2024, 4th in the NL East (MIA, NYM, WAS 5; PHI 4; ATL 0).

This is Kevin Long's 1st ejection since April 5, 2023 (Nic Lentz; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Rob Drake's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since July 22 (Skip Schumaker; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Cleveland Guardians vs Philadelphia Phillies, 7/26/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Drake ejects Long after outside strike complaint from Phillies dugout