MLB Ejection 010 - John Libka (1; Joey Gallo)

HP Umpire John Libka ejected Nationals 1B Joey Gallo (strike two and three calls; QOCY) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Nationals-#Athletics game. With one out and none on, Gallo took a 2-1 changeup and 3-2 fastball from A's pitcher Lucas Erceg for called second and third strikes. Replays indicate the pitch ruled strike two was located over the outer edge of home plate and belt-high (px -0.76, pz 2.94) and the pitch ruled strike three was located over the outer edge of home plate and waist-high (px -0.71, pz 3.26 [sz_top 3.52]), the call was correct.

This is John Libka (84)'s 1st ejection of 2024.

*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.

The 2-1 pitch was located 1.85" & 3-2 pitch was 2.45 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 10th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 5th player ejection of 2024. Prior to ejection, Gallo was 0-3 (2 SO) in the contest.

Ejection Tally: 3 Managers, 2 Coaches, 5 Players.

This is Washington's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st in the NL East (WAS 2; NYM 1; ATL, MIA, PHI 0).

This is Joey Gallo's 1st ejection since August 25, 2023 (Carlos Torres; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

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

Wrap: Washington Nationals vs Sacramento Las Vegas Oakland Athletics | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 212-13 - Carlos Torres (4-5; MIN x2)

HP Umpire Carlos Torres ejected Twins CF Joey Gallo and manager Rocco Baldelli (ball two call; QOCN) in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the #Rangers-#Twins game. With two out and the bases loaded, Gallo took a 0-1 cutter from Rangers pitcher Dane Dunning for a called second strike before striking out one pitch later. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and at the midpoint (px -0.54, pz 3.81 [sz_top 3.54 / RAD 3.66 / MOE 3.74), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejections, the Twins were leading, 4-1. The Twins ultimately won the contest, 12-2.

These are Carlos Torres (37)'s 4th and 5th ejections of 2023.

*This pitch was located 0.84 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

Benches also cleared in this game after an intentionally throwing at/HBP incident, resulting in warnings.

These are the 212th and 213th ejection reports of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This the 86th player ejection of 2023. This is the 97th manager ejection of 2023.

Ejection Tally: 97 Managers, 83 Players, 30 Coaches.

This is Minnesota's 11/12th ejection of 2023, T-1st in the AL Central (CWS, MIN 12; CLE, KC 6; DET 4).

This is Joey Gallo's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since June 21 (David Rackley; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Rocco Baldelli's 5th ejection of 2023, 1st since June 23 (Lance Barrett; QOC = Y [Balk]).

This is Carlos Torres' 4/5th ejection of 2023, 1st since June 6 (Alex Young; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]). 

Wrap: Texas Rangers vs Minnesota Twins, 8/25/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 108-9 - David Rackley (1-2; MIN x2)

HP Umpire David Rackley ejected Twins manager Rocco Baldelli and LF Joey Gallo (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #RedSox-#Twins game. With two out and none on, Gallo took a 3-2 changeup from Red Sox pitcher Garrett Whitlock for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and belt-high (px -0.73, pz 2.87), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Twins were leading, 3-2. The Twins ultimately won the contest, 5-4, in 10 innings.

These are David Rackley (86)'s 1st and 2nd ejections of 2023.

*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.

This pitch was located 2.21 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

These are the 108th and 109th ejection reports of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 45th player ejection of 2023.

This is the 53rd manager ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 53 Managers, 45 Players, 11 Coaches.

This is Minnesota's 4/5th ejection of 2023, 2nd in the AL Central (CWS 6; MIN 5; KC 2; DET 1; CLE 0).

This is Rocco Baldelli's 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since May 6 (Dan Iassogna; QOC = Y [Out of Base Path]).

This is Joey Gallo's 1st ejection since May 2, 2021 (Brian O'Nora; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is David Rackley's 1st ejection since July 4, 2022 (Tony La Russa; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs Minnesota Twins, 6/21/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 026-27 - Brian O'Nora (1-2; TEX x2)

HP Umpire Brian O'Nora ejected Rangers RF Joey Gallo and manager Chris Woodward (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #RedSox-#Rangers game. With one out and none on, Gallo took a 1-2 curveball from Red Sox pitcher Darwinzon Hernandez for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px 0.72, pz 1.73 [sz_bot 1.68 / RAD 1.56]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejections, the Red Sox were leading, 2-1. The Rangers ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

These are Brian O'Nora (7)'s 1st and 2nd ejections of 2021.
Brian O'Nora now has 8 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Prev + 2*[2 MLB + 2 Correct Call] = 8).
Crew Chief Ron Kulpa now has 7 points in Crew Division (5 Previous + 2*[2 Correct Call] = 7).

*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.

This pitch was located 2.33 horizontal and 3.07 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

These are the 26th and 27th ejection reports of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the ninth player ejection of 2021. Prior to ejection, Gallo was 1-3 (2 SO) in the contest.

This is the 16th manager ejection of 2021.

This is Texas' 1/2nd ejection of 2021, 1st in the AL West (TEX 2; LAA, OAK, SEA 1; HOU 0).

This is Joey Gallo's first career MLB ejection.

This is Chris Woodward's 1st ejection since Sept 23, 2020 (Nick Mahrley; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Brian O'Nora's 1st ejection since May 19, 2019 (Craig Counsell; QOC = N [Fair/Foul]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs. Texas Rangers, 5/2/21 | Video as follows: