MLB Ejection 164 - Jeff Nelson (4; Aaron Boone)

HP Umpire Jeff Nelson ejected Yankees manager Aaron Boone (ball four call; QOCN) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Orioles-#Yankees game. With one out and one on (R1), Orioles batter DJ Stewart took a 3-2 sinker from Yankees pitcher Joely Rodriguez for a called fourth ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and below the midpoint (px 0.35, pz 3.22 [sz_top 3.37 / RAD 3.49 / MOE 3.41]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Yankees were leading, 4-2. The Orioles ultimately won the contest, 8-7.

This is Jeff Nelson (45)'s 4th ejection of 2021.

Jeff Nelson now has 2 points in the UEFL Standings (4 Prev + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = 2).

Crew Chief Jeff Nelson now has 3 points in Crew Division (3 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 3).

*This pitch was located 2.28 vertical inches from being deemed a correct call.

This is the 163rd ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the 75th manager ejection of 2021.

This is New York's 9th ejection of 2021, 1st in the AL East (NYY 10: BOS 5; TOR 5; BAL 2; TB 0).

This is Aaron Boone's 6th ejection of 2021, 1st since August 26 (Todd Tichenor; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Jeff Nelson's 4th ejection of 2021, 1st since July 21 (Mike Shildt; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Baltimore Orioles vs. New York Yankees, 9/5/21 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Back-to-back walks precede pitching change after which Boone is ejected (NYY)