MLB Ejection 129 - Rob Drake (2; Kevin Long)

HP Umpire Rob Drake ejected Phillies hitting coach Kevin Long (strike three call to Trea Turner; QOCN) in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the #Guardians-#Phillies game. With one out and one on, Turner took a 2-2 sinker from Guardians pitcher Ben Lively for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px 0.94, pz 1.92), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Guardians were leading, 1-0. The Guardians ultimately won the contest, 3-1.

This is Rob Drake (30)'s 2nd ejection of 2024.

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

This pitch was located 0.31 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 129th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 19th coach ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 64 Managers, 19 Coaches, 46 Players.

This is Philadelphia's 4th ejection of 2024, 4th in the NL East (MIA, NYM, WAS 5; PHI 4; ATL 0).

This is Kevin Long's 1st ejection since April 5, 2023 (Nic Lentz; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Rob Drake's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since July 22 (Skip Schumaker; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Cleveland Guardians vs Philadelphia Phillies, 7/26/24 | Video as follows:

Ejection 003 - Nic Lentz (1; Kevin Long)

HP Umpire Nic Lentz ejected Phillies hitting coach Kevin Long (strike one call; QOCN) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Yankees-#Phillies game. With two out and one on, Phillies batter Jake Cave took a first-pitch knuckle curve from Yankees pitcher Gerrit Cole for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px -0.52, pz 1.30 [sz_bot 1.54 / RAD 1.42 / MOE 1.33]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Yankees were leading, 1-0. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 4-2.

This is Nic Lentz (59)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located 0.41 vertical inches from being considered a correct call.

The Nick Castellanos ball/strike calls are not eligible for QOC consideration for this ejection.

This is the 3rd ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 1st non-manager coach ejection of 2023.

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

This is Kevin Long's 1st ejection since Sept 22, 2022 (Andy Fletcher; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Nic Lentz's 1st ejection since June 23, 2022 (Seth Brown; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Yankees, 4/5/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 166 - Andy Fletcher (1; Kevin Long)

HP Umpire Andy Fletcher ejected Phillies hitting coach Kevin Long (strike three call; QOCN) in the bottom of the 5th inning of the #Braves-#Phillies game. With none out and none on, Phillies batter Dalton Guthrie took a 3-2 slider from Braves pitcher Max Fried for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px 0.59, pz 1.08 [sz_bot 1.51 / RAD 1.39 / MOE 1.33]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Phillies were leading, 1-0. The Phillies ultimately won the contest, 1-0.

This is Andy Fletcher (49)'s 1st ejection of 2022.

*This pitch was located 3.00 vertical inches from being ruled a correct call.

This is the 166th ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is Philadelphia's 3rd ejection of 2022, 3rd in the NL East (MIA 9; WAS 4; PHI 3; ATL, NYM 2).

This is Kevin Long's 1st ejection since August 12, 2021 (Alan Porter; QOC = Y-c [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Andy Fletcher's 1st ejection since July 21, 2021 (Dave Roberts; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Atlanta Braves vs Philadelphia Phillies, 9/22/22 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 127 - Alan Porter (2; Kevin Long)

3B Umpire Alan Porter ejected Nationals hitting coach Kevin Long (strike one call by HP Umpire Sean Barber; QOCY) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Nationals-#Mets game. With none out and none on, Nationals batter Yadiel Hernandez took a first-pitch sinker from Mets pitcher Marcus Stroman for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px -0.77, pz 1.55 [sz_bot 1.50 / RAD 1.38 / MOE 1.29]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Mets were leading, 4-0. The Mets ultimately won the contest, 4-1, in 7 innings (doubleheader).

This is Alan Porter (64)'s 2nd ejection of 2021.

Alan Porter now has 8 points in the UEFL Standings (5 Prev + 2 MLB + 1 QOCY-Crewmate = 8).

Crew Chief Alan Porter now has 2 points in Crew Division (1 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 2).

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

This pitch was located 1.73 horizontal and 3.12 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 127th ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is Washington's 3rd ejection of 2021, 3rd in the NL East (MIA 7; NYM, PHI 6; WAS 3; ATL 0).

This is Kevin Long's 2nd ejection of 2021, 1st since May 30 (Sam Holbrook; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Alan Porter's 2nd ejection of 2021, 1st since May 20 (Bob Melvin; QOC = Y [Multiple Calls]).

Wrap: Washington Nationals vs. New York Mets, 8/12/21 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 057 - Sam Holbrook (1; Kevin Long)

HP Umpire Sam Holbrook ejected Nationals hitting coach Kevin Long (strike one call; QOCN) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Brewers-#Nationals game. With one out and one on (R1), Nationals batter Juan Soto took a 2-0 fastball from Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff for a called first strike and 3-1 sinker from Woodruff for a called second strike. Replays indicate the 2-0 pitch ruled strike one was located off the outer edge of home plate and knee-high (px -1.09, pz 1.77) while the 3-1 pitch ruled strike two was located over the outer edge of home plate and knee-high (px -0.82, pz 1.76 [sz_bot 1.59]), the strike one call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Brewers were leading, 2-0. The Brewers ultimately won the contest, 3-0.

This is Sam Holbrook (34)'s 1st ejection of 2021.

Sam Holbrook now has -1 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Prev + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = -1).

Crew Chief Sam Holbrook now has 2 points in Crew Division (2 Previous + 0 QOCN = 2).

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

*The 2-0 pitch was located 2.11 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 57th ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is Washington's 2nd ejection of 2021, T-2nd in the NL East (PHI 4; MIA, NYM, WAS 2; ATL 0).

This is Kevin Long's 1st ejection since August 16, 2020 (Will Little; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Sam Holbrook's 1st ejection since October 29, 2019 (Dave Martinez; QOC = Y [RLI]).

Wrap: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Washington Nationals, 5/30/21 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 21-22 - Will Little (1-2; WAS x2)

HP Umpire Will Little ejected Nationals bench player/pitcher Anibal Sanchez and Hitting Coach Kevin Long (ball one call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 2nd inning of the #Nationals-#Orioles game. With none out and none on, Orioles batter Chance Sisco took a 0-1 curveball from Nationals pitcher Max Scherzer for a called first ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -0.96, pz 1.58 [sz_bot 1.59 / RAD 1.47 / MOE 1.55]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Nationals were leading, 3-1. The Nationals ultimately won the contest, 6-5.

These are Will Little (93)'s first and second ejections of 2020.
Will Little now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).
Crew Chief Angel Hernandez now has 5 points in Crew Division (4 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 5).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
*This pitch was located 2.54 horizontal inches from being deemed an incorrect call.
*For QOC consideration, see UEFL Rule 6-5-c: "Quality of Correctness only applies to the call made directly prior to ejection, or, if balls/called strikes during a single at-bat, any pitch called during that at bat, provided that the call was against the ejected person (or his team) and this call realistically resulted in a different outcome of the at-bat." The at-bat in question, by rule, is Sisco's at-bat in the bottom of the 2nd inning. Had the ejection occurred following Juan Soto's at-bat the prior half-inning, QOC would be Incorrect.
Related: MLB Ejection 17 - Carlos Torres (1; Stephen Strasburg) (8/13/20).

These are the 21st and 22nd ejection reports of the 2020 MLB regular season.
This is the 10th player ejection of 2020. Prior to ejection, Sanchez did not play in the game.
This is Washington's 2/3rd ejection of 2020, 1st in the NL East (WAS 3; MIA 1; ATL, NYM, PHI 0).
This is Kevin Long's 1st ejection since August 8, 2018 (Greg Gibson; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Anibal Sanchez's first career MLB ejection.
This is Will Little's 1st ejection since August 31, 2019 (Rhys Hoskins; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Washington Nationals vs. Baltimore Orioles, 8/16/20 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 112-113 - Greg Gibson (3-4; WAS x2)

HP Umpire Greg Gibson ejected Nationals LF Juan Soto and Hitting Coach Kevin Long (strike three call from an earlier at-bat; QOCY). With none out and none on in the bottom of the 6th inning, Soto argued balls and strikes from an earlier at-bat with Gibson as he stepped into the batter's box, resulting in ejection. In the bottom of the 4th inning, Soto led off the frame by taking a 3-2 slider from Braves pitcher Mike Foltynewicz for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px .842, pz 1.602 [sz_bot 1.565]) and that all pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.*^' At the time of the ejections, the Braves were leading, 7-3. The Braves ultimately won the contest, 8-3.

These are Greg Gibson (53)'s third and fourth ejections of 2018.
Greg Gibson now has 7 points in the UEFL Standings (3 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 7).
Crew Chief Jerry Layne now has 6 points in Crew Division (5 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 6).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
*The strike three pitch was located 0.876 horizontal inches from being deemed an incorrect call.
^UEFL Rule 6-2-b-5-b, formerly the DiMuro Rule, was eliminated during the 2015 UEFL Rules Summit to allow for QOCY/N determination regardless of when in the game the ejection occurred.

'Soto's ejection falls under both the leaving one's position to argue balls and strikes and reference to/contradiction of an earlier call Standards for Removal from the Game.

This is the 112th and 113th ejection report of the 2018 MLB regular season.
This is the 54th player ejection of 2018. Prior to ejection, Soto was 0-2 (SO) in the contest.
This is Washington's 5/6th ejection of 2018, 1st in the NL East (WAS 6; NYM 5; MIA 3; ATL 2; PHI 0).
This is Juan Soto's first career MLB ejection.
This is Kevin Long's 2nd ejection of 2018, 1st since July 23 (Nic Lentz; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Greg Gibson's 3/4th ejection of 2018, 1st since July 14 (Brandon Belt; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals, 8/8/18 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 104 - Nic Lentz (1; Kevin Long)

HP Umpire Nic Lentz ejected Nationals Hitting Coach Kevin Long (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 2nd inning of the Nationals-Brewers game. With none out and none on, Nationals batter Trea Turner took a 1-2 slider from Brewers pitcher Jhoulys Chacin for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px -.472, pz 1.534 [sz_bot 1.589 / RAD 1.466]) and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Nationals were leading, 1-0.

This is Nic Lentz (59)'s first ejection of 2018.
Nic Lentz now has 9 points in the UEFL Standings (5 Prev + 2 AAA + 2 Correct Call = 9).
Crew Chief Mark Wegner now has 3 points in Crew Division (2 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 3).
*This pitch was located 1.812 vertical inches from being deemed an incorrect call.

This is the 104th ejection report of the 2018 MLB regular season.
This is Washington's 4th ejection of 2018, 2nd in the NL East (NYM 5; WAS 4; MIA 3; ATL 2; PHI 0).
This is Kevin Long's first ejection since May 21, 2016 (Adrian Johnson; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Nic Lentz's first ejection since May 23, 2017 (Clint Hurdle; QOC = Y [Out of Base Path]).

Wrap: Washington Nationals vs. Milwaukee Brewers, 7/23/18 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 054 - Adrian Johnson (1; Kevin Long)

HP Umpire Adrian Johnson ejected Mets Hitting Coach Kevin Long for arguing a strike three call in the bottom of the 6th inning of the Brewers-Mets game. With none out and none on, Mets batter David Wright took a 2-2 fastball from Brewers pitcher Zach Davies for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and belt high (px .822, pz 2.449), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Brewers were leading, 4-2. The Mets ultimately won the contest, 5-4.

This is Adrian Johnson (80)'s first ejection of the 2016 MLB regular season.
Adrian Johnson now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).
Crew Chief Gary Cederstrom now has 2 points in Crew Division (1 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 2).

This is the 54th ejection report of the 2016 regular season.
This is New York's 2nd ejection of 2016, 2nd in the NL East (MIA 3; NYM 2; ATL, WAS 1; PHI 0).
This is Kevin Long's first ejection since August 30, 2015 (Joe West; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Adrian Johnson's first ejection since June 14, 2015 (Mark Kotsay; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Milwaukee Brewers vs. New York Mets, 5/21/16 | Video available via "Read more"

MLB Ejection 185: Joe West (8; Kevin Long)

HP Umpire Joe West ejected Mets Hitting Coach Kevin Long for arguing a strike three call in the bottom of the 3rd inning of the Red Sox-Mets game. With none out and none on, Mets batter Curtis Granderson took a 0-2 fastball from Red Sox pitcher Wade Miley for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh high (px -1.140, pz 1.909), the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the Mets were leading, 1-0. The Mets ultimately won the contest, 5-4.

This is Joe West (22)'s eighth ejection of 2015.
Joe West now has 7 points in the UEFL Standings (5 Previous + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = 3).
Crew Chief John Hirschbeck now has 17 points in Crew Division (17 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 17).

This is the 185th ejection of the 2015 MLB Regular Season.
This is the Mets' 5th ejection of 2015, T-2nd in the NL East (WAS 7; NYM, PHI 5; ATL 4; MIA 3).
This is Kevin Long's first ejection since July 2, 2014 (Alfonso Marquez; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Joe West's first ejection since August 15, 2015 (Robin Ventura; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Mets, 8/30/15
Video: Grandson strikes out and returns to the dugout before Long barks his disagreement and is tossed (NYM)

MLB Ejection 109: Alfonso Marquez (1; Kevin Long)

HP Umpire Alfonso Marquez ejected Yankees Batting Coach Kevin Long for arguing a strike three call in the bottom of the 6th inning of the Rays-Yankees game. With two out and two on, Yankees batter Alfonso Soriano took a 2-2 cutter from Rays pitcher David Price for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and belt high (px .929, pz 2.387), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Rays were leading, 2-1. The Rays ultimately won the contest, 2-1.

This is Alfonso Marquez (72)'s first ejection of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.

Alfonso Marquez now has 1 point in the UEFL Standings (-3 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct = 1).

Crew Chief Ted Barrett now has 9 points in Crew Division (8 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 9).

This is the 109th ejection of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.

This is the Yankees' 6th ejection of 2014, 2nd in the AL East (BOS 9; NYY 6; TB 5; TOR, BAL 2).

This is Kevin Long's first ejection since June 2, 2012 (Bob Davidson; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Alfonso Marquez's first ejection since May 25, 2013 (Bruce Bochy; QOC = N [Safe/Out]).

Wrap: Tampa Bay Rays vs. New York Yankees, 7/1/14

Video: Price strikes out Soriano on an outside painting cutter to end the Bombers' threat (1:19)

Video: After Soriano strikes out looking to end the sixth, Long is tossed for arguing the zone (N/A)