MLB Ejection 159 - Paul Clemons (3; Wilyer Abreu)

HP Umpire Paul Clemons ejected Red Sox RF (strike one call to Wilyer Abreu; QOCY) in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the #BlueJays-#RedSox game. With one out and one on, Red Sox batter Abreu took a 3-0 sinker from Blue Jays pitcher José Berríos for a called first strike before subsequently striking out swinging. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px -0.84, pz 1.95 [sz_bot 1.62]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 7-3.

This is Paul Clemons (104)'s 3rd ejection of 2024.

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

This pitch was located 0.89 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 159th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 54th player ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 80 Managers, 25 Coaches, 54 Players.

This is Boston's 4th ejection of 2024, 5th in the AL East (NYY 10; TOR 9; BAL 6; TB 5; BOS 4).

This is Wilyer Abreu's first career MLB ejection.

This is Paul Clemons' 3rd ejection of 2024, 1st since June 13 (Matt Quatraro; QOC = Y [Obstruction nc]).

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs Bostonian Red Sox (Game 2), 8/26/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Clemons ejects Abreu upon "that's a joke" comment after strikeout