MLB Ejections 153-4 - Mike Estabrook (9-10; Cora, Sale)

HP Umpire Mike Estabrook ejected Red Sox Manager Alex Cora and pitcher Chris Sale (balls/strikes; QOCY & QOCN) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the Red Sox-Yankees game. With none out and none on, Yankees batter Edwin Encarnacion singled, Gleyber Torres flew out, Gio Urshela singled, Cameron Maybin popped out, Kyle Higashioka singled, and Breyvic Valera singled before Cora was ejected during a mound visit. Replays indicate of the six callable pitches during the half-inning prior to Cora's ejection, Estabrook properly officiated five (5/6 = 83.3%), the call was correct.^ At the time of Cora's ejection, the Yankees were leading, 2-1.

Following Cora's ejection, Yankees batter Brett Gardner singled, DJ LeMahieu hit a home run, and Aaron Judge doubled before Sale was ejected during a pitching change. Replays the penultimate pitch to Judge (prior to his double) was located over the heart of home plate and below the midpoint (px -0.29, pz 3.64 [sz_top 3.93 / MOE 3.85]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of Sale's ejections, the Yankees were leading, 7-1. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 9-2.

These are Mike Estabrook (83)'s ninth and 10th ejections of 2019.
Estabrook now has 28 points in the UEFL Standings (26 Prev + 2*[2 MLB] + 2 QOCY - 4 QOCN = 28).
Crew Chief Alfonso Marquez now has 6 points in Crew Division (5 Previous + 1 QOCY = 6).
^See UEFL Rule 6-5-d-2 pertaining to ejections during a mound visit.
*This pitch was located 2.52 vertical inches from being deemed a correct call.

These are the 153rd and 154th ejection reports of the 2019 MLB regular season.
This is the 74th Manager ejection of 2019.
This is the 72nd player ejection of 2019. Prior to ejection, Sale's line was 3.2 IP, 8 ER, 2 HR.
This is Boston's 4/5th ejection of 2019, 1st in the AL East (BOS 5; BAL, TOR 4; NYY 3; TB 1).
This is Alex Cora's 2nd ejection of 2019, 1st since June 11 (Vic Carapazza; QOC = Y-c [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Chris Sale's 1st ejection since June 13, 2018 (Brian Knight; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Mike Estabrook's 9/10th ejection of 2019, 1st since June 25 (Don Mattingly; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees (Game 1), 8/3/19 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 059 - Brian Knight (2; Chris Sale)

HP Umpire Brian Knight ejected Red Sox P Chris Sale (balls/strikes; QOCY) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the Red Sox-Orioles game. With none out and none on, Orioles batters Mark Trumbo and Craig Gentry walked in consecutive at-bats. Replays indicate of the 10 callable pitches thrown by Sale during these two at-bats prior to his ejection, all 10 were properly officiated (accuracy = 100%), including the final pitch of the Gentry at-bat, which was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 1.200, pz 2.695), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Red Sox were leading, 5-0. The Red Sox ultimately won the contest, 5-1.

This is Brian Knight (91)'s second ejection of 2018.
Brian Knight now has 8 points in the UEFL Standings (4 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 8).
Crew Chief Mark Carlson now has 3 points in Crew Division (2 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 3).

This is the 59th ejection report of the 2018 MLB regular season.
This is the 28th player ejection of 2018. Prior to ejection, Sale's line was 6.0 IP, ER.
This is Boston's 2nd ejection of 2018, 3rd in the AL East (NYY 5; TOR 3; BOS 2; BAL, TB 1).
This is Chris Sale's first ejection since April 23, 2015 (Sam Holbrook; QOC = U [Fighting]).
This is Brian Knight's 2nd ejection of 2018, 1st since May 22 (Scott Servais; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs. Baltimore Orioles, 6/13/18 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 021-025: Sam Holbrook (1-5; KC & CWS)

HP Umpire Sam Holbrook ejected Royals P Yordano Ventura, P Edinson Volquez, CF Lorenzo Cain, and White Sox P Chris Sale and P Jeff Samardzija for fighting in the bottom of the 7th inning of the Royals-White Sox game. With two out and none on, White Sox batter Adam Eaton hit a 0-1 fastball from Ventura on the ground to Ventura, who threw to first baseman Eric Hosmer for the inning's third out. Replays indicate that as Eaton jogged down the first base line, Ventura yelled an unsportsmanlike and profane remark at Eaton, leading to a bench clearing incident; warnings were in effect after two prior HBP (Moustakas by Sale, Abreu by Ventura) in the game, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejections, the game was tied, 2-2.

These are Sam Holbrook (34)'s second, third, fourth, fifth and sixth ejections of 2015.
Sam Holbrook now has 14 points in the UEFL Standings (4 Previous + 5*[2 MLB + 0 Irrecusable] = 14).
Crew Chief Tim Welke now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (-1 Previous + 5 Irrecusables = 4).

These are the 21st, 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th ejections of the 2015 MLB Regular Season.
These are the 9th-13th player ejections of 2015. Prior to ejection, Cain was 1-3 in the contest.
These are the Royals' 7-9th ejections of 2015, 1st AL Central (KC 9; CWS 2; DET 1; CLE, MIN 0).
These are the White Sox's 1/2nd ejections of '15, 2nd in ALC (KC 9; CWS 2; DET 1; CLE, MIN 0).
This is Yordano Ventura's first ejection since April 18, 2015 (Jim Joyce; QOC = U [Throwing At]).
This is Edinson Volquez's first career MLB ejection.
This is Lorenzo Cain's first career MLB ejection.
This is Chris Sale's first career MLB ejection.
This is Jeff Samardzija's first career MLB ejection.
This is Sam Holbrook's first ejection since April 17, 2015 (Joe Maddon; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Kansas City Royals vs. Chicago White Sox, 4/23/15
Video: For the second time in a week, Kansas City is involved in a bench clearing brawl (CWS)
Video: Sale's pitch hits Moustakas in the face in the 5th inning, leading to warnings in Chicago (KC)