MLB Ejection 134 - Nestor Ceja (2; Andy Haines)

HP Umpire Nestor Ceja ejected Pirates hitting coach Andy Haines (strike two call to Andrew McCutchen; QOCY) in the top of the 1st inning of the #Pirates-#Astros game. With none out and none on, McCutchen took a 1-1 sinker from Astros pitcher Framber Valdez for a called second strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -0.26, pz 1.58 [sz_bot 1.64 / RAD 1.52]), the call was correct.* At the time of ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Astros ultimately won the contest, 5-4.

This is Nestor Ceja (33)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

*This pitch was located 1.68 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 134th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 20th coach ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 66 Managers, 20 Coaches, 48 Players.

This is Pittsburgh's 6th ejection of 2024, T-1st in the NL Central (MIL, PIT 6; CHC, STL 5; CIN 3).

This is Andy Haines' 1st ejection since July 7, 2023 (John Libka; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Nestor Ceja's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since July 13 (Mauricio Dubón; QOC = Y [Replay]).

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Houston Astros, 7/31/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 138 - John Libka (2; Andy Haines)

HP Umpire John Libka ejected Pirates hitting coach Andy Haines (strike three call to Jack Suwinski; QOCY) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Pirates-#Dodgers game. With one out and none on, Suwinski took a 1-2 changeup from Dodgers pitcher Nick Robertson for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px 0.44, pz 1.67 [sz_bot 1.64]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Dodgers were leading, 4-2. The Dodgers ultimately won the contest, 5-2.

This is John Libka (84)'s 2nd ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 2.83 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 138th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 17th coach ejection of 2023. Ejections: 66 Managers, 55 Players, 17 Coaches.

This is Pittsburgh's 5th ejection of 2023, T-2nd in the NL Central (STL 6; CHC, CIN, MIL, PIT 5).

This is Andy Haines' 1st ejection since June 30, 2021 (Jeremie Rehak; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is John Libka's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since April 11 (Nick Castellanos; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Los Angeles Dodgers, 7/6/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 084 - Jeremie Rehak (2; Andy Haines)

HP Umpire Jeremy Rehak ejected Brewers hitting coach Andy Haines (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Cubs-#Brewers game. With one out and the bases loaded, Brewers batter Christian Yelich took a 1-2 slider from Cubs pitcher Tommy Nance for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px 0.29, pz 1.66 [sz_bot 1.76 / 1.64 / MOE 1.55]) and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Brewers were leading, 10-7. The Brewers ultimately won the contest, 15-7.

This is Jeremie Rehak (35)'s 2nd ejection of 2021.
Jeremie Rehak now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).
Crew Chief Jeff Nelson now has 2 points in Crew Division (1 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 2).

*This pitch was located 1.27 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 84th ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is Milwakee's 7th ejection of 2021, 1st in the NL Central (MIL 7; CIN 6; CHC, PIT 3; STL 2).

This is Andy Haines' 1st ejection since Sept 4, 2020 (Jerry Meals; QOC = N [Check Swing]).

This is Jeremy Rehak's 2nd ejection of 2021, 1st since April 8 (Brandon Hyde; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 6/30/21 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 48 - Jerry Meals (2; Andy Haines)

HP Umpire Jerry Meals ejected Brewers hitting coach Andy Haines (check swing strike one call) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Brewers-#Indians game. With none out and one on, Brewers batter Jacob Nottingham attempted to check his swing on a 0-0 fastball from Indians pitcher Phil Maton, ruled a swinging strike by HP Umpire Meals. Play was reviewed and adjudicated by the UEFL Appeals Board (check swing call, 9-0-0), the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 1-1. The Brewers ultimately won the contest, 7-1.

This is Jerry Meals (41)'s second ejection of 2020.
Jerry Meals now has -3 points in the UEFL Standings (-1 Prev + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = -3).
Crew Chief Jerry Meals now has 7 points in Crew Division (7 Prev + 0 Incorrect Call = 7).

This is the 48th ejection report of the 2020 MLB regular season.
This is Milwaukee's 2nd ejection of 2020, 4th in the NL Central (CIN 6; PIT 4; CHC 3; MIL 2; STL 0).
This is Andy Haines' 1st ejection since April 22, 2018 (Cory Blaser; QOC = U [USC/Warnings]).
This is Jerry Meals' 2nd ejection of 2020, 1st since Aug 6 (David Bell; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Cleveland Indians, 9/4/20 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 023-24 - Cory Blaser (1-2; Davis, Haines)

HP Umpire Cory Blaser ejected Cubs Hitting Coach Chili Davis and Assistant Hitting Coach Andy Haines (Unsportmanlike-NEC/warnings & ejection no-calls; QOCU) in the top of the 1st inning of the Cubs-Rockies game. With two out and none on, Cubs batter Kris Bryant took a 1-2 fastball from Rockies pitcher German Marquez for a hit-by-pitch, the first hit batsman of the game; no warnings or other actions resulted from the HBP. Replays indicate the pitch was located inside and head-high, after which Bryant left the game due to injury, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 9-7.

These are Cory Blaser (89)'s first and second ejections of 2018.
Cory Blaser now has 6 points in the UEFL Standings (2 Prev + 2*[2 MLB + 0 Irrecusable Call] = 6).
Crew Chief Greg Gibson now has 2 points in Crew Division (0 Previous + 2 Irrecusable Call = 2).

These are the 23rd and 24th ejections of the 2018 MLB regular season.
This is Chicago's 1/2nd ejection of 2018, T-1st in the NL Central (CHC, MIL 2; CIN, PIT, STL 0).
This is Andy Haines' first career MLB ejection.
This is Chili Davis' first ejection since September 7, 1997 (Durwood Merrill; QOC = U [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Cory Blaser's first ejection since August 10, 2016 (Barry Bonds; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Chicago Cubs vs. Colorado Rockies, 4/22/18 | Video as follows: