MiLB AAA Recap: Late May, Early June & Ejection of Week

Since May 15, MiLB AAA has experienced the following ejections (with the argument or reason for ejection in parentheses), with a great deal of reporting from resident Triple-A scout Russ:

¤ 1B Umpire Kellen Levy ejected Salt Lake Bees Mgr Keith Johnson (foul-to-HBP), PCL.
¤ HP Umpire Joel Hospodka ejected Nashville Sounds Pitching Coach Fred Dabney (balls/strikes), PCL.
¤ HP Umpire Tripp Gibson ejected Iowa Cubs Manager Marty Pevey (called third strike), PCL.
¤ 1B Umpire Carlos Torres ejected Charlotte Knights Manager Joel Skinner (unsportsmanlike-NEC), IL.
¤ HP Umpire Ben May ejected Buffalo Bisons Manager Marty Brown (HBP/foul ball), IL.
¤ HP Umpire Mike Muchlinski ejected Albuquerque Isotopes RF Alex Castellanos (called third strike), PCL.
¤ HP Umpire Will Little ejected PawSox P Pedro Beato & M Gary DiSarcina (throwing at), IL
¤ HP Umpire Will Little ejected Pawtucket Red Sox 1B Brandon Snyder (arguing previous ejection), IL.
¤ 1B Umpire Brad Myers ejected Gwinnett Braves 2B Tyler Patornicky (balls/strikes), IL.
¤ HP Umpire Jeff Gosney ejected PawSox P Allen Webster & M Gary DiSarcina (throwing at after warn), IL.
¤ HP Umpire Toby Basner ejected Indianapolis Indians LF Felix Pie (charged opp dugout with bat), IL.
¤ 1B Umpire Spencer Flynn ejected Tuscon Padres RF Daniel Robertson (appeal play out call), PCL.
¤ 3B Umpire Ben May ejected Columbus Clippers Manager Chris Tremie (check swing call), IL.
¤ 1B Umpire Max Guyll ejected Lehigh Valley IronPigs CF Jermaine Mitchell (out [slammed helmet]), IL.
¤ HP Umpire Tripp Gibson ejected Reno Aces M Brett Butler & CF Tony Campana (balls/strikes), PCL.
¤ HP Umpire Tripp Gibson ejected Reno Aces H-Coach Greg Gross (appeal play safe call), PCL.
¤ HP Umpire Scott Mahoney ejected Las Vegas 51s bench player Landon Powell (Unsportsmanlike), PCL.
¤ HP Umpire Gerard Ascani ejected Memphis Redbirds LF Ryan Jackson (check swing K), IL.

* IL = International League / PCL = Pacific Coast League *

MiLB Ejection of Week (Umpire Kelvin Bultron / Buffalo Bisons Manager Marty Brown)

Bultron ejects Brown for arguing no-call.

3B Umpire Kelvin Bultron ejected Buffalo Bisons Manager Marty Brown for arguing an interference no-call in the bottom of the 2nd inning of the Bisons-Tides game. With one out and one on, Norfolk batter Xavier Avery grounded to second baseman Jim Negrych, resulting in a single. Replays indicate baserunner R1 Trayvon Robinson appeared to make contact with Negrych and, in doing so, interfered with Negrych's ability to field a batted ball, constituting interference pursuant to OBR Rule 7.09(j) ["he fails to avoid a fielder who is attempting to field a batted ball"]. At the time of the ejection, the contest was tied, 1-1. The Bisons ultimately won the contest, 7-4.

Wrap: Buffalo Bisons vs. Norfolk Tides (MiLB AAA International League), 6/2/13
Video: Ejected, Brown stages sit-in on the infield, throws equipment, helmet in protest

Fighting Ejections: Kelvin Bultron (AAA)

Video of Hill-Exposito Fight: HP Umpire Kelvin Bultron ejected Koyie Hill & Luis Exposito for fighting Friday night during a AAA International League contest between Hill's Syracuse Chiefs and Exposito's Norfolk Tides.

Skipping ahead to the real action in the bottom of the sixth inning, during a series in which Hill and Tides pitcher Brian Matusz alternated stepping out of the batter's box and off of the pitcher's plate, respectively, Exposito and Hill made comments to one another as umpire Bultron stepped in between the two to gauge the situation. After Exposito arose from his crouch and removed his mask to confront Hill, Bultron quickly sidestepped the pending skirmish, finding himself out of harm's way just as Hill made a lunge at Exposito, sending the duo tumbling to the ground to the right of home plate.

Though benches cleared, only Hill & Exposito actually parcipated in the fracas, resulting in both players being ejected on a night marketed by Syracuse as Breast Cancer Awareness Night (note the pink jersey numbers).

Said Chiefs starting pitcher Zach Duke, "Koyie’s got a lot of fire in him. He was a wrestler growing up, he's got a little mean streak in him. It's good to see a little fire."

While working MLB Spring Training 2012, Bultron was listed as "Kevin Bultron."

Video: Koyie Hill Tackles Luis Exposito in Minor League Baseball Brawl