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Friday, August 30, 2024

MLB Ejection 162 - Brian Walsh (4; Derek Shelton)

HP Umpire Brian Walsh ejected Pirates manager Derek Shelton (strike three call to Billy McKinney; QOCY) in the top of the 4th inning of the #Pirates-#Guardians game. With two out and one on, Pirates batter McKinney took a 3-2 fastball from Guardians pitcher Ben Lively for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px 0.19, pz 1.35 [sz_bot 1.45 / RAD 1.33]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Guardians were leading, 2-0. The Guardians ultimately won the contest, 10-8.

This is Brian Walsh (120)'s 4th ejection of 2024.*
This pitch was located 1.20 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 162nd ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.
This is the 81st manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 81 Managers, 26 Coaches, 55 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 7th ejection of 2024, 2nd in the NL Central (MIL 8; PIT 7; CHC, STL 6; CIN 3).
This is Derek Shelton's 4th ejection of 2024, 1st since July 6 (John Tumpane; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Brian Walsh's 4th ejection of 2024, 1st since August 21 (Pat Murphy; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Thursday, August 29, 2024

MLB Ejection 161 - Alex Tosi (4; Alex Bregman)

HP Umpire Alex Tosi ejected Astros 3B Alex Bregman (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Royals-#Astros game. With one out and none on, Astros batter Bregman took a 0-2 sinker from Royals pitcher Brady Singer for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and belt high (px 0.83, pz 2.98), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Astros ultimately won the contest, 6-3.

This is Alex Tosi (66)'s 4th ejection of 2024.
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
This pitch was located 1.00 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 161st ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.
This is the 55th player ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 80 Managers, 26 Coaches, 55 Players.
This is Houston's 8th ejection of 2024, T-1st in the AL West (HOU, OAK 8; SEA 7; LAA, TEX 6).
This is Alex Bregman's first career MLB ejection.
This is Alex Tosi's 4th ejection of 2024, 1st since May 23 (Joey Bart; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Mets Lose Base Touch Challenge on Retouch Requirement Rule

Although Diamondbacks runner Jake McCarthy stumbled back onto the first base side after sliding into second on his way to third, Mets manager Carlos Mendoza lost his base touch challenge as umpires determined McCarthy did not violate a rule by not retouching second base while advancing to third base, leaving at least one broadcaster stumped. What happened?

McCarthy slid feet-first into second base before popping up to advance to third on New York catcher Francisco Alvarez's throwing error. In doing so, however, McCarthy stepped toward the right field/first base side of second, leading New York to appeal a missed base touch at second, with the thought process being that because McCarthy stepped back onto the first base side of the bag, he was required to retouch second before advancing to third (last time by principle).

Official Baseball Rule 5.06(b)(1) states, "In advancing, a runner shall touch first, second, third and home base in order. If forced to return, they shall retouch all bases in reverse order, unless the ball is dead under any provision of Rule 5.06(c). In such cases, the runner may go directly to their original base."

2B Umpire Malachi Moore, however, signaled McCarthy safe and, after Replay Review as a result of Mendoza's challenge, crew chief Bill Miller announced the call had been confirmed, much to the surprise of SNY. Why did Replay confirm this call despite McCarthy clearly stepping to the first base side of the base?

Although McCarthy clearly stepped onto the "prior" side of second base, he did so not as part of an attempt to return (see forced to return, above), but incidentally as part of a recovery from an off-balance slide as he attempted to advance to third. Thus, because the runner was not intending to return, there was no retouch requirement; accordingly, the call was confirmed because the runner did touch second base at some point during the sequence.

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Monday, August 26, 2024

MLB Ejection 160 - John Tumpane (4; Carl Willis)

HP Umpire John Tumpane ejected Guardians pitching coach Carl Willis (foul ball call to Garrett Hampson; QOCY) in the top of the 6th inning of the #Royals-#Guardians game. With one out and none on, Royals batter Hampson swung at a 1-2 changeup from Guardians pitcher Pedro Avila, ruled a foul ball by HP Umpire Tumpane. Replays indicate Hampson's bat made contact with the baseball before it touched the ground, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Royals were leading, 5-4. The Royals ultimately won the contest, 9-4.

This is John Tumpane (74)'s 4th ejection of 2024.

This is the 160th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.
This is the 26th coach ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 80 Managers, 26 Coaches, 54 Players.
This is Cleveland's 3rd ejection of 2024, 2nd in the AL Central (CWS 8; CLE 3; KC, MIN 2; DET 1).
This is Carl Willis' 1st ejection since Sept 3, 2017 (Sam Holbrook; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).
This is John Tumpane's 4th ejection of 2024, 1st since July 6 (Derek Shelton; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

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]).

Sunday, August 25, 2024

MLB Ejection 158 - James Jean (2; Patrick Wisdom)

HP Umpire James Jean ejected Cubs 3B Patrick Wisdom (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 4th inning of the #Cubs-#Marlins game. With two out and none on, Cubs batter Wisdom took a 1-2 slurve from Marlins pitcher Adam Oller for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.66, pz 2.50), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Marlins were leading, 3-1. The Marlins ultimately won the contest, 7-2.

In the bottom of the 8th inning, Cubs pitcher Julian Merryweather intentionally walked Marlins batter Jesús Sánchez, who was pinch run for by Cristian Pache. Miami then appealed that batter-runner Sánchez failed to touch first base during his intentional walk prior to being substituted for by Pache, ruled out by 1B Umpire Cory Blaser, pursuant to Official Baseball Rule 5.09(c)(2), which puts a runner out on appeal when "while advancing or returning to a base, they fail to touch each base in order before they, or a missed base, are tagged," while OBR 5.05(b)(1) Comment states, "A batter who is entitled to first base because of a base on balls, including an award of first base to a batter by an umpire following a signal from a manager, must go to first base and touch the base before other base runners are forced to advance. This applies when bases are full and applies when a substitute runner is put into the game...If they fail to touch the base to which they are entitled and attempt to advance beyond that base they may be put out by tagging them or the base they missed."

This is James Jean (61)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
This pitch was located 3.05 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 158th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.
This is the 53rd player ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 80 Managers, 25 Coaches, 53 Players.
This is Chicago's 6th ejection of 2024, T-2nd in the NL Central (MIL 8; CHC, PIT, STL 6; CIN 3).
This is Patrick Wisdom's 1st ejection since Sept 23, 2022 (Ryan Wills; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is James Jean's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since June 30 (Jose Altuve; QOC = N [Fair/Foul]).

Wrap: Miami Marlins vs Chicago Cubs, 8/25/24 | Video as follows: