MLB Ejection 149 - Cory Blaser (3; Michael Brdar)

HP Umpire Cory Blaser ejected Tigers hitting coach Michael Brdar (strike three call to Jace Jung; QOCY) in the bottom of the 9th inning of the #Yankees-#Tigers game. With none out and none on, Tigers batter Jung took a 1-2 sweeper from Yankees pitcher Clay Holmes for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and at the midpoint (px -0.47, pz 3.41 [sz_top 3.31 / RAD 3.43]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Yankees were leading, 3-0. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 3-0.

This is Cory Blaser (89)'s 3rd ejection of 2024.

*This pitch was located 1.20 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 149th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 23rd coach ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 75 Managers, 23 Coaches, 51 Players.

This is Detroit's 1st ejection of 2024, 5th in the AL Central (CWS 8; CLE, KC, MIN 2; DET 1).

This is Michael Brdar's first career MLB ejection.

This is Cory Blaser's 3rd ejection of 2024, 1st since April 30 (Ha-Seon Kim; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: New York Yankees vs Detroit Tigers, 8/16/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Blaser ejects Detroit's second hitting coach for dugout complaint