MLB Ejection 070 - Joe West (1; Jeff Banister)

3B Umpire Joe West ejected Rangers Manager Jeff Banister (HBP call by HP Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt; QOCY) in the top of the 2nd inning of the Mariners-Rangers game. With one out and none on, Mariners batter Tyler Smith took a 2-1 fastball from Rangers pitcher Yu Darvish for a hit-by-pitch. Replays indicate the pitched ball made contact with Smith's left hand (batting glove) and that Banister declined to use his Manger's Challenge in order to effect Replay Review, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Mariners were leading, 4-0. The Mariners ultimately won the contest, 7-3.

This is Joe West (22)'s first ejection of the 2017 MLB regular season.
Joe West now has 9 points in the UEFL Standings (6 Previous + 2 MLB + 1 Correct-Crewmate = 9).
Crew Chief Joe West now has 9 points in Crew Division (8 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 9).

This is the 70th ejection report of 2017.
This is the 38th Manager ejection of 2017.
This is Texas' 3rd ejection of 2017, T-2nd in the AL West (OAK 4; SEA, TEX 3; HOU, LAA 0).
This is Jeff Banister's 3rd ejection of 2017, 1st since April 24 (Alfonso Marquez; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Joe West's first ejection since September 19, 2016 (Jeff Banister; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

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