MLB Ejection 147 - Erich Bacchus (3; Bruce Bochy)

HP Umpire Erich Bacchus ejected Rangers manager Bruce Bochy (strike three call to Wyatt Langford; QOCY) in the top of the 6th inning of the #Rangers-#RedSox game. With two out and the bases loaded, Rangers batter Langford took a 2-2 sweeper from Red Sox pitcher Lucas Sims 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 0.91, pz 1.56 [sz_bot 1.58 / RAD 1.46]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Red Sox were leading, 6-4. The Red Sox ultimately won the contest, 9-4.

This is Erich Bacchus (12)'s 5th ejection of 2024.

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

This pitch was located 0.03 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 147th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 75th manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 75 Managers, 22 Coaches, 50 Players.

This is Texas' 6th ejection of 2024, T-3rd in the AL West (HOU, SEA 7; OAK, TEX 6; LAA 4).

This is Bruce Bochy's 5th ejection of 2024, 1st since July 22 (Edwin Moscoso; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Erich Bacchus' 3rd ejection of 2024, 1st since June 6 (Mike Shildt; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Texas Rangers vs Boston Red Sox, 8/13/24 | Video as follows:

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