MLB Ejection 170 - Alfonso Márquez (3; Bud Black)

HP Umpire Alfonso Márquez ejected Rockies manager Bud Black (ball one call to Zach McKinstry; QOCY) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Rockies-#Tigers game. With two out and one on, Tigers batter McKinstry took a 0-0 changeup from Rockies pitcher Ryan Feltner for a called first ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px -0.36, pz 1.46 [sz_bot 1.73 / RAD 1.61 / MOE 1.53]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Tigers were leading, 2-1. The Rockies ultimately won the contest, 4-2.

This is Alfonso Márquez (72)'s 3rd ejection of 2024.

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

This is the 170th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 86th manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 86 Managers, 27 Coaches, 57 Players.

This is Colorado's 4th ejection of 2024, 4th in the NL West (SF 8; ARI, SD 6; COL 4; LAD 1).

This is Bud Black's 3rd ejection of 2024, 1st since June 18 (Lance Barksdale; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

This is Alfonso Márquez's 3rd ejection of 2024, 1st since April 7 (Miguel Cairo; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

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Alternate Link: Black ejected from dugout after sequence of high/low balls that didn't match TV