MLB Ejection 010 - Sean Barber (1; Melvin Upton Jr)

HP Umpire Sean Barber ejected Padres LF Melvin Upton Jr for arguing a strike two call in the bottom of the 7th inning of the Cardinals-Padres game. With two out and none on, Upton Jr took two fastballs from Cardinals pitcher Kevin Siegrist for called first and second strikes, before striking out on a later pitch. Replays indicate the first and second strikes were located over the inner edge of home plate and thigh high (px1 -.888, pz1 2.408; px2 -.811, pz2 1.848 [sz_bot 1.650]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 5-5. The Cardinals ultimately won the contest, 8-5.

This is Sean Barber (29)'s first ejection of the 2016 MLB regular season.
Sean Barber now has 5 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Previous + 3 AAA + 2 Correct Call = 5).
Crew Chief Mike Everitt now has 2 points in Crew Division (1 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 2).
*QOC would be incorrect had px been greater than |.916|.

This is the 10th ejection of the 2016 MLB regular season.
This is the 6th player ejection of 2016. Prior to ejection, Upton Jr was 1-4 (SO) in the contest.
This is the Padres' 2nd ejection of 2016, 1st in the NL West (SD 2; ARI, LAD 1; COL, SF 0).
This is Melvin Upton's first ejection since Sept 7, 2015 (Mike Muchlinski; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Sean Barber's first ejection since April 26, 2015 (Lloyd McClendon; QOC = U [USC-NEC]).

Wrap: St. Louis Cardinals vs. San Diego Padres (National League Baseball), 4/24/16
Video: Barber ejected Upton during argument about balls and strikes ("Read more")

MLB Ejection 194: Mike Muchlinski (2; Melvin Upton, Jr)

HP Umpire Mike Muchlinski ejected Padres CF Melvin Upton, Jr. for arguing a strike two call in the bottom of the 9th inning of the Rockies-Padres game. With none out and none on, Upton took a 2-1 fastball from Rockies pitcher John Axford for a called second strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh high (px .885, pz 2.095), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Rockies were leading, 6-4. The Rockies ultimately won the contest, 6-4.

This is Mike Muchlinski (76)'s second ejection of 2015.
Mike Muchlinski now has -1 points in the UEFL Standings (-5 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct = -1).
Crew Chief Mike Winters now has 7 points in Crew Division (6 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 7).

This is the 194th ejection of the 2015 MLB Regular Season.
This is the 87th player ejection of 2015. Prior to ejection, M Upton was 0-1 (BB) in the contest.
This is the Padres' 16th ejection of 2015, 1st in the NL West (SD 16; LAD, SF 8; COL 5; ARI 4).
This is Melvin Upton's first ejection since May 14, 2014, [as BJ] (Lance Barrett; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Mike Muchlinski's first ejection since August 1, 2015 (Lloyd McClendon; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Colorado Rockies vs. San Diego Padres, 9/7/15
Video: After grounding out, Upton grieves the early strike call and gets sent packing two outs early (SD)