HP Umpire Lance Barrett ejected Twins manager Rocco Baldelli (balk no-call; QOCY) in the top of the 2nd and Twins CF Michael A Taylor and assistant hitting coach Derek Shomon (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 6th inning of the #Twins-#Tigers game. In the 2nd, with two out and two on, Baldelli repeatedly complained that Tigers pitcher Joey Wentz balked by failing to stop in Set Position. Replays indicate Wentz did stop in Set Position during delivery, the no-call was correct. At the time of the Baldelli ejection, the Twins were leading, 3-0.
In the 6th, with one out and two on, Taylor took a 3-2 slider from Tigers pitcher Brendan White for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and above the knee (px -0.90, pz 1.87 [sz_bot 1.62]), the call was correct.* At the time of the latter two ejections, the Twins were leading, 4-0. The Twins ultimately won the contest, 4-1.
These are Lance Barrett (94)'s 2nd, 3rd, and 4th ejections of 2023.
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
This pitch was located 0.17 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.
These are the 112th, 113th, and 114th ejection reports of the 2023 MLB regular season.
This is the 56th manager ejection of 2023. This is the 12th coach ejection of 2023.
This is the 46th player ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 56 Managers, 46 Players, 12 Coaches.
This is Minnesota's 6/7/8th ejection of 2023, 1st in the AL Central (MIN 8; CWS 6; KC 2; DET 1; CLE 0).
This is Michael A Taylor's first career MLB ejection.
This is Derek Shomon's first career MLB ejection.
