MLB Ejections 175-6 - Conroy, Miller (HOU x2)

HP Umpire Brennan Miller ejected Astros 2B Jose Altuve and 1B Umpire Chris Conroy ejected Astros manager Joe Espada (fair ball call; QOCN) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Astros-#Padres game. With two out and one on, Astros batter Altuve hit a 1-1 sinker from Padres pitcher Robert Suarez on the ground to third baseman Manny Machado to first baseman Donovan Solano, ruled a fair ball by HP Umpire Miller. Replays indicate that after contacting Altuve's bat, the batted ball touched Altuve's foot before bounding into fair territory, the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 3-3. The Astros ultimately won the contest, 4-3, in 10 innings.

This is Chris Conroy (98)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

This is Brennan Miller (55)'s 4th ejection of 2024.

Related Ejection: MLB Ejection 102 - James Jean (1; Jose Altuve) (6/30/24).

Official Baseball Rule 5.09(a)(7): "If the batter is in a legal position in the batter’s box, see Rule 5.04(b)(5), and, in the umpire’s judgment, there was no intention to interfere with the course of the ball, a batted ball that strikes the batter or their bat shall be ruled a foul ball."

Fair/Foul in the Infield is not presently a reviewable play.

These are the 175th and 176th ejection reports of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 87th manager ejection of 2024.

This is the 59th player ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 87 Managers, 29 Coaches, 59 Players.

This is Houston's 12/13th ejection of 2024, 1st in the AL West (HOU 13; OAK 8; SEA 7; LAA, TEX 6).

This is Jose Altuve's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since June 30 (James Jean; QOC = N [Fair/Foul]).

This is Joe Espada's 5th ejection of 2024, 1st since Sept 5 (Brian O'Nora; QOC = U [Replay Review]).

This is Brennan Miller's 4th ejection of 2024, 1st since July 1 (Pat Murphy; QOC = Y-c [Base Path]).

This is Chris Conroy's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since July 21 (Bob Melvin; QOC = U [USC-NEC]).

Wrap: Houston Astros vs San Diego Padres, 9/17/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 102 - James Jean (1; Jose Altuve)

HP Umpire James Jean ejected Astros 2B Jose Altuve (fair ball call; QOCN) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Astros-#Mets game. With two out and two on, Altuve hit a 1-1 sinker from Mets pitcher Luis Severino on the ground to third baseman Mark Vientos, who threw to first baseman Pete Alonso for a groundout, ruled a fair ball by Jean and affirmed as fair upon crew consultation. Replays indicate the batted ball made contact with Altuve's left foot before bounding toward the infield, the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the Astros were leading, 4-2.

This is James Jean (61)'s 1st ejection of 2024.

Official Baseball Rule 5.09(a)(8): "If the batter is in a legal position in the batter’s box, see Rule 5.04(b)(5), and, in the umpire’s judgment, there was no intention to interfere with the course of the ball, a batted ball that strikes the batter or their bat shall be ruled a foul ball."

Fair/Foul in the Infield is not presently a reviewable play.

This is the 102nd ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 37th player ejection of 2024. Prior to ejection, Altuve was 2-4 in the contest.

Ejection Tally: 51 Managers, 14 Coaches, 37 Players.

This is Houston's 6th ejection of 2024, T-1st in the AL West (OAK, HOU, SEA 6; TEX 4; LAA 1).

This is Jose Altuve's 1st ejection since August 6, 2016 (Alan Porter; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is James Jean's first career MLB ejection.

Wrap: Houston Asstros vs New York Mets, 6/30/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 127 - Alan Porter (3; Jose Altuve)

HP Umpire Alan Porter ejected Astros 2B Jose Altuve for arguing a called third strike in the bottom of the 7th inning of the Rangers-Astros game. With one out and none on, Altuve took a 1-2 fastball from Rangers pitcher Jeremy Jeffress for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located thigh high and off the outer edge of home plate (px .954, pz 2.230), the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the Rangers were leading, 2-1. The Rangers ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Alan Porter (64)'s third ejection of the 2016 MLB regular season.
Alan Porter now has 10 points in the UEFL Standings (12 Previous + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = 10).
Crew Chief Ted Barrett now has 3 points in Crew Division (3 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 3).

This is the 127th ejection report of the 2016 regular season.
This is the 61st player ejection of 2016. Prior to ejection, Altuve was 0-3 (SO) in the contest.
This is Houston's 5th ejection of 2016, T-1st in the AL West (HOU, OAK 5; LAA, TEX 4; SEA 1).
This is Jose Altuve's first career MLB ejection.
This is Alan Porter's first ejection since June 8, 2016 (Matt Joyce; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Texas Rangers vs. Houston Astros, 8/6/16 | Video available via "Read more"