MLB Ejection 145 - Phil Cuzzi (2; William Contreras)

HP Umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected Brewers DH William Contreras (strike two call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Reds-#Brewers game. With one out and one on, Brewers batter Contreras took a 0-1 fastball from Reds pitcher Emilio Pagán for a called second strike before grounding into a double play. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px 0.35, pz 1.76 [sz_bot 1.78 / RAD 1.66]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Reds were leading, 4-3. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

This is Phil Cuzzi (10)'s 2nd ejection of 2024. 

*This pitch was located 2.16 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 145th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 50th player ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 73 Managers, 22 Coaches, 50 Players.

This is Milwaukee's 7th ejection of 2024, 1st in the NL Central (MIL 7; PIT 6; CHC, STL 5; CIN 3).

This is William Contreras' first career MLB ejection.

This is Phil Cuzzi's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since June 3 (Pete Walker; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

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Alternate Link: Contreras tossed as Cuzzi redirects Pat Murphy to the lineup card