MLB Ejection 185 - Jacob Metz (1; Matt Carpenter)

HP Umpire Jacob Metz ejected Cardinals DH Matt Carpenter (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Cardinals-#Giants game. With two out and one on, Cardinals batter Carpenter took a 0-2 fastball from Giants pitcher Austin Warren for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and below the midpoint (px 0.73, pz 3.31 [sz_top 3.65]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Cardinals were leading, 6-3. The Cardinals ultimately won the contest, 6-3.

This is Jacob Metz (94)'s 1st ejection of 2024.

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

*This pitch was located 2.16 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 185th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 61st player ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 92 Managers, 32 Coaches, 61 Players.

This is St Louis' 11th ejection of 2024, 1st in the NL Central (STL 11; MIL 9; PIT 7; CHC 6; CIN 5).

This is Matt Carpenter's 1st ejection since Sept 12, 2021 (Doug Eddings; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

This is Jacob Metz's first career MLB ejection.

Wrap: St Louis Cardinals vs San Francisco Giants, 9/27/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 184 - Ramon De Jesus (2; Carlos Mendoza)

HP Umpire Ramon De Jesus ejected Mets manager Carlos Mendoza (strike three call to Francisco Alvarez; QOCY) in the top of the 4th inning of the #Mets-#Brewers game. With two out and two on, Mets batter Alvarez took a 3-2 slider from Brewers pitcher Frankie Montas for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -0.43, pz 1.38 [sz_bot 1.43 / RAD 1.31]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Brewers were leading, 5-2. The Brewers ultimately won the contest, 8-4.

This is Ramon De Jesus (18)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

*This pitch was located 1.80 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 184th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 92nd manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 92 Managers, 31 Coaches, 60 Players.

This is New York's 7th ejection of 2024, 1st in the NL East (NYM 7; MIA 6; WAS 5; PHI 4; ATL 1).

This is Carlos Mendoza's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since July 12 (Jeremie Rehak; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Ramon De Jesus' 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since May 29 (Jorge López; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

Wrap: New York Mets vs Milwaukee Brewers, 9/27/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 183 - Mark Wegner (2; Spencer Arrighetti)

HP Umpire Mark Wegner ejected Astros pitcher Spencer Arrighetti (ball calls; QOCY) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Astros-#Guardians game. With none out and none on, Guardians batter Will Brennan walked, Bo Naylor struck out, Daniel Schneemann walked, and Steven Kwan walked. Replays indicate that of the 15 callable pitches thrown during the half inning prior to ejection, all 14 were properly officiated (15/15 = 100% accuracy), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Astros were leading, 5-0. The Astros ultimately won the contest, 5-2.

This is Mark Wegner (14)'s 4th ejection of 2024.

This is the 183rd ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 60th player ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 91 Managers, 31 Coaches, 60 Players.

This is Houston's 14th ejection of 2024, 1st in the AL West (HOU 14; OAK 8; LAA, SEA 7; TEX 6).

This is Spencer Arrighetti's first career MLB ejection.

This is Mark Wegner's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since July 22 (Alex Cora; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Houston Asstros vs Cleveland Guardians of the Galaxy, 9/27/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 182 - Edwin Moscoso (4; Barry Enright)

HP Umpire Edwin Moscoso ejected Angels pitching coach Barry Enright (ball one call to Bryan Ramos; QOCN) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Angels-#WhiteSox game. With one out and none on, White Sox batter Ramos took a 1-2 sinker from Angels pitcher Ryan Miller for a called first ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and below the midpoint (px 0.60, pz 3.09 [sz_top 3.29 / RAD 3.41 / MOE 3.33]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the White Sox were leading, 3-2. The White Sox ultimately won the contest, 4-3, in 10 innings.

This is Edwin Moscoso (32)'s 4th ejection of 2024.

This pitch was located 2.88 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 182nd ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 31st coach ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 91 Managers, 31 Coaches, 59 Players.

This is Los Angeles' 7th ejection of 2024, T-3rd in the AL West (HOU 13; OAK 8; LAA, SEA 7; TEX 6).

This is Barry Enright's first career MLB ejection.

This is Edwin Moscoso's 4th ejection of 2024, 1st since July 22 (Bruce Bochy; QOC = Y [Foul Tip]).

Wrap: Los Angeles Angels vs Chicago White Sox, 9/25/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 181 - Nate Tomlinson (1; John Schneider)

HP Umpire Nate Tomlinson ejected Blue Jays manager John Schneider (ball two call to José Caballero; QOCY) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #BlueJays-#Rays game. With none out and one on, Rays batter Caballero took a 1-0 sinker from Blue Jays pitcher Genesis Cabrera for a called first ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px -0.33, pz 1.31 [sz_bot 1.44 / RAD 1.32]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 2-2. The Rays ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

This is Nate Tomlinson (114)'s 1st ejection of 2024.

*This pitch was located 1.08 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 181st ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 91st manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 91 Managers, 30 Coaches, 59 Players.

This is Toronto's 10th ejection of 2024, T-1st in the AL East (NYY, TOR 10; BAL, TB 6; BOS 5).

This is John Schneider's 4th ejection of 2024, 1st since July 14 (Gabe Morales; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

This is Nate Tomlinson's first career MLB ejection.

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs Tampa Bay Rays, 9/22/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 180 - Alan Porter (5; Alex Cora)

3B Umpire Alan Porter ejected Red Sox manager Alex Cora (obstruction call by 2B Umpire Dan Merzel on 2B Vaughn Grissom; QOCY) in the top of the 1st inning of the #Twins-#RedSox game. With one out and one on (R2), Red Sox pitcher Nick Pivetta threw to second baseman Grissom in an attempt to pick off Twins baserunner R2 Byron Buxton at second base, ruled safe by 2B Umpire Merzel. Upon crew consultation, the call was changed to obstruction (Type 1) against infielder Grissom, with baserunner R2 Buxton award third base. Replays indicate fielder Grissom placed his leg and knee in the runner's base path without possession of the ball and not in the act of fielding the throw requiring occupation of that space, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Red Sox ultimately won the contest, 8-1.

This is Alan Porter (64)'s 5th ejection of 2024.

*Official Baseball Rule 6.01(h)(1): "If a play is being made on the obstructed runner, or if the batter-runner is obstructed before he touches first base, the ball is dead and all runners shall advance, without liability to be put out, to the bases they would have reached, in the umpire’s judgment, if there had been no obstruction. The obstructed runner shall be awarded at least one base beyond the base they had last legally touched before the obstruction."

Related Post: Obstruction Calls Are 2024's Point of Emphasis (2/14/24).

This is the 180th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 90th manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 90 Managers, 30 Coaches, 59 Players.

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

This is Alex Cora's 3rd ejection of 2024, 1st since July 22 (Mark Wegner; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Alan Porter's 5th ejection of 2024, 1st since July 28 (Brandon Hyde; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

Wrap: Minnesota Twins vs Boston Red Sox (Game 1), 9/22/24 | Video as follows: