MLB Ejection 151 - Vic Carapazza (7; Johnny Washington)

HP Umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Angels hitting coach Johnny Washington (strike one call to Niko Kavadas; QOCY) in the top of the 6th inning of the #Angels-#Royals game. With two out and none on, Angels batter Kavadas took a first-pitch curveball from Royals pitcher Seth Lugo for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -0.25, pz 1.38 [sz_bot 1.50 / RAD 1.38 / MOE 1.30]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Royals were leading, 3-0. The Royals ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

This is Vic Carapazza (19)'s 7th ejection of 2024.

*This pitch was located 1.01 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 151st ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 24th coach ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 76 Managers, 24 Coaches, 51 Players.

This is Los Angeles' 5th ejection of 2024, 5th in the AL West (HOU, OAK, SEA 7; TEX 6; LAA 5).

This is Johnny Washington's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since July 22 (Mike Estabrook; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Vic Carapazza's 7th ejection of 2024, 1st since June 23 (Edwin Díaz; QOC = U [Illegal Substance]).

Wrap: Los Angeles Angels vs Kansas City Royals, 8/19/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Carapazza runs non-Ron Washington who left dugout to argue a strike call