MLB Ejection 028 - Hunter Wendelstedt (1; Matt Joyce)

HP Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ejected Phillies LF Matt Joyce (strike three call; QOCN) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Brewers-#Phillies game. With two out and two on (R1, R2), Joyce took a 3-2 fastball from Brewers pitcher Angel Perdomo for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh high (px -0.92, pz 3.08), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Phillies were leading, 4-1. The Phillies ultimately won the contest, 4-3.


This is Hunter Wendelstedt (21)'s 1st ejection of 2021.
Hunter Wendelstedt now has 0 points in the UEFL Standings (2 Prev + 2 MLB - 4 QOCN = 0).
Crew Chief Marvin Hudson now has 1 point in Crew Division (1 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 1).

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

This pitch was located 0.07 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 28th ejection report of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is the 10th player ejection of 2021. Prior to ejection, Joyce was 0-4 (SO) in the contest.

This is Philadelphia's 3rd ejection of 2021, 1st in the NL East (PHI 3; NYM 2; MIA 1; ATL, WAS 0).

This is Matt Joyce's 1st ejection since Sept 15, 2019 (Bill Welke; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Hunter Wendelstedt's 1st ejection since August 24, 2019 (Willson Contreras; QOC = U [USC]).

Wrap: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Philadelphia Phillies, 5/3/21 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 209 - Bill Welke (5; Matt Joyce)

HP Umpire Bill Welke ejected Braves RF Matt Joyce (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Braves-#Nationals game. With none out and none on, Joyce took a 1-0 curveball from Nationals pitcher Anibal Sanchez for a called first strike and 3-2 fastball for a called third strike. Replays indicate the 1-0 pitch was located over the heart of home plate and knee-high (px -0.05, pz 1.60 [sz_bot 1.56]) and the 3-2 pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.73, pz 1.91), the call was correct by 2.21 horizontal inches. At the time of the ejection, the Nationals were leading, 5-0. The Nationals ultimately won the contest, 7-0.

This is Bill Welke (3)'s fifth ejection of 2019.
Bill Welke now has 6 points in the UEFL Standings (2 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 6).
Crew Chief Tim Timmons 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.

This is the 209th ejection report of 2019.
This is the 102nd player ejection of 2019. Prior to ejection, Joyce was 0-2 (SO) in the contest.
This is Atlanta's 8th ejection of 2019, 3rd in the NL East (WAS 10; PHI 9; ATL 8; MIA, NYM 5).
This is Matt Joyce's 1st ejection since June 8, 2016 (Alan Porter; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Bill Welke's 5th ejection of 2019, 1st since Sept 14 (Brian Snitker; QOC = x [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Atlanta Braves vs. Washington Nationals, 9/15/19 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 071 - Alan Porter (2; Matt Joyce)

HP Umpire Alan Porter ejected Pirates RF Matt Joyce for arguing a strike three call in the bottom of the 7th inning of the Mets-Pirates game. With two out and one on, Joyce took a 1-2 slider from Mets pitcher Jim Henderson for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and thigh high (px .605, pz 2.449) and all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Pirates were leading, 5-3. The Mets ultimately won the contest, 6-5, in 10 innings.

This is Alan Porter (64)'s second ejection of the 2016 MLB regular season.
Alan Porter now has 7 points in the UEFL Standings (3 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 7).
Crew Chief Jeff Kellogg now has 5 points in Crew Division (4 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 5).

This is the 71st ejection report of the 2016 regular season.
This is the 36th player ejection of 2016. Prior to ejection, Joyce was 0-4 (2 SO) in the contest.
This is Pittsburgh's 6th ejection of 2016, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 6; CIN 3; CHC 2; MIL, STL 0).
This is Matt Joyce's first ejection since September 13, 2014 (Paul Nauert; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Alan Porter's first ejection since May 11, 2016 (Starling Marte; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

Wrap: New York Mets vs. Pittsburgh Pirates, 6/8/16 | Video available via "Read more"

MLB Ejection 186: Paul Nauert (1; Matt Joyce)

HP Umpire Paul Nauert ejected Rays LF Matt Joyce for arguing a strike two call in the top of the 9th inning of the Rays-Blue Jays game. With one out and none on, Joyce took a 1-1 cutter from Blue Jays pitcher Casey Janssen for a called second strike before striking out on the following changeup. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the inner edge of home plate and thigh high (px .936, pz 1.813), the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the Blue Jays were leading, 6-3. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 6-3.

This is Paul Nauert (39)'s first ejection of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
Paul Nauert now has 1 point in the UEFL Standings (3 Prev + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = 1).
Crew Chief Tom Hallion now has 19 points in Crew Division (19 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 19).

This is the 186th ejection of the 2014 MLB Regular Season.
This is the 79th player ejection of 2014. Prior to ejection, Joyce was 0-4 in the contest.
This is the Rays' 11th ejection of 2014, 2nd in the AL East (BOS 13; TB 11; NYY 8; TOR 5; BAL 3).
This is Matt Joyce's first ejection since September 16, 2012 (Paul Emmel; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Paul Nauert's first ejection since September 25, 2013 (Carlos Gomez; QOC = U [Fighting]).

Wrap: Tampa Bay Rays vs. Toronto Blue Jays, 9/13/14
Video: Joyce strikes out in the 9th and is tossed for his post-K comments enroute to the dugout (TOR)