MLB Ejection 006 - Alfonso Marquez (2; Miguel Cairo)

HP Umpire Alfonso Márquez ejected Nationals bench coach Miguel Cairo (strike one call to Jacob Young; QOCY) in the bottom of the 2nd inning of the #Phillies-#Nationals game. With two out and two on, Nationals batter Young took a 3-0 sinker from Phillies pitcher Christopher Sánchez for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px 0.43, pz 1.72 [sz_bot 1.59]), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 1-1. The Nationals ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Alfonso Márquez (72)'s 2nd ejection of 2023.

This is the 6th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 2nd coach ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 1 Manager, 2 Coaches, 3 Players.

This is Washington's 1st ejection of 2023, T-1st in the NL East (NYM, WAS 1; ATL, MIA, PHI 0).

This is Miguel Cairo's 1st ejection since Sept 27, 2022 (Brennan Miller; QOC = N [Check Swing]).

This is Alfonso Márquez's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since March 30 (Yohan Ramírez; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

Wrap: Philadelphia Phillies vs Washington Nationals, 4/7/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Fonzie runs Cairo from dugout for latest low-zone balls/strikes complaint