MLB Ejection 103 - Cory Blaser (3; Jonathan Villar)

HP Umpire Cory Blaser ejected Angels batter Jonathan Villar (strike three call; QOCN) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Dodgers-#Angels game. With none out and none on, Angels batter Villar took a 1-2 fastball from Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and at the height of the waist (px 1.01, pz 2.18), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Dodgers were leading, 8-0. The Dodgers ultimately won the contest, 9-1.

This is Cory Blaser (89)'s 3rd ejection of 2022.

Cory Blaser now has -2 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Prev + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = -2).

Crew Chief Phil Cuzzi 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 1.15 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 103rd ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is the 34th player ejection of 2022. Prior to ejection, Villar was 0-2 (2 SO) in the contest.

This is Los Angeles' 8th ejection of 2022, 1st in the AL West (LAA 8; SEA 7; HOU 6; OAK 4; TEX 0).

This is Jonathan Villar's first career MLB ejection.

This is Cory Blaser's 3rd ejection of 2022, 1st since June 19 (Alex Cintron; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Los Angeles Angels of Kershaw, 7/15/22 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Villar's swinging-the-bat-outside gesture leads to post-AB ejection (LAD/LAA)