MLB Ejection 009 - Jeff Nelson (1; Charlie Montoyo)

HP Umpire Jeff Nelson ejected Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo (strike three call; QOCN) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Athletics-#BlueJays game. With none out and none on, Blue Jays batter Lourdes Gurriel Jr took a 3-2 curveball from Athletics pitcher Dany Jimenez for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 1.05, pz 1.89), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 5-5. The A's ultimately won the contest, 7-5.

This is Jeff Nelson (45)'s 1st ejection of 2022.

Jeff Nelson now has -1 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Previous + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = -1).

Crew Chief Jeff Nelson now has 2 points in Crew Division (2 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 2).

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

*This pitch was located 1.63 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the ninth ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is the 3rd manager ejection of 2022.

This is Toronto's 1st ejection of 2022, T-1st in the AL East (NYY, TB, TOR 1; BAL, BOS 0).

This is Charlie Montoyo's 1st ejection since July 16, 2021 (Greg Gibson; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

This is Jeff Nelson's 1st ejection since September 13, 2021 (Rocco Baldelli; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Oakland Athletics vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 4/16/22 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Nelson runs Montoyo after bench complains about strikeout in 8th inning (TOR)