MLB Ejection 117 - Phil Cuzzi (6; Miguel Sano)

HP Umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected Twins DH Miguel Sano (strike three call; QOCN) in the top of the 11th inning of the Twins-Athletics game. With two out and one on, Sano took a 2-2 cutter from A's pitcher Josh Smith for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and above the knees (px .989, pz 1.781 [sz_bot 1.627]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the contest was tied, 1-1. The A's ultimately won the contest, 6-5, in 12 innings.

This is Phil Cuzzi (10)'s sixth ejection of the 2017 MLB regular season.
Phil Cuzzi now has 5 points in the UEFL Standings (7 Prev + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = 5).
Crew Chief Tom Hallion now has 10 points in Crew Division (10 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 10).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
*The pitch was 0.9 inches, on its horizontal coordinate, from being deemed a Correct Call.

This is the 117th ejection report of 2017.
This is the 50th player ejection of 2017. Prior to ejection, Sano was 1-6 (3 SO) in the contest.
This is Minnesota's 3rd ejection of 2017, 4th in the AL Central (CWS 12; DET, KC 4; MIN 3; CLE 0).
This is Miguel Sano's 2nd ejection of 2017, 1st since April 22 (Jordan Baker; QOC = U [Fighting]).
This is Phil Cuzzi's 6th ejection of 2017, 1st since July 22 (John Farrell; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Minnesota Twins vs. Oakland Athletics, 7/30/17 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 011-012 - Jordan Baker (1-2; Boyd, Sano)

HP Umpire Jordan Baker ejected Tigers P Matthew Boyd and Twins 3B Miguel Sano (Throwing At & Fighting) in the bottom of the 5th inning of the Tigers-Twins game. With one out and none on, pitcher Boyd threw a first-pitch fastball behind batter Sano, resulting in a bench-clearing incident during which Sano threw a punch at Tigers catcher James McCann. Replays indicate the pitch was located significantly inside and head-high, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejection, the Tigers were leading, 3-2. The Tigers ultimately won the contest, 5-4.

This is Jordan Baker (71)'s first, second ejection of the 2017 MLB regular season.
Jordan Baker now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Previous + 2*[2 MLB + 0 Irrecusable] = 4).
Crew Chief Mike Everitt now has 6 points in Crew Division (4 Previous + 2*[0 Irrecusable Call] = 6).

This is the 11th, 12th ejection report of 2017.
This is the 3rd player ejection of 2017. Prior to ejection, Boyd's line was 4.1 IP, 2 ER, 3 SO. 0 HBP.
This is the 4th player ejection of 2017. Prior to ejection, Sano's was 1-2 in the contest.
This is Minnesota's 2nd ejection of 2017, 1st in the AL Central (MIN 2; DET 1; CLE, CWS, KC 0).
This is Detroit's 1st ejection of 2017, 2nd in the AL Central (MIN 2; DET 1; CLE, CWS, KC 0).
This is Matthew Boyd's first career MLB ejection.
This is Miguel Sano's first ejection since April 10, 2016 (John Hirschbeck; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Jordan Baker's first ejection since March 22, 2017 (Bill Haselman; QOC = Y [Equipment]).

Wrap: Detroit Tigers vs. Minnesota Twins, 4/22/17 | Video via "Read More"

MLB Ejection 004 - John Hirschbeck (1; Miguel Sano)

HP Umpire John Hirschbeck ejected Twins RF Miguel Sano for arguing a strike three call in the top of the 7th inning of the Twins-Royals game. With two out and none on, Sano took a 1-2 fastball from Royals pitcher Luke Hochevar for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and thigh high (px 1.187*, pz 2.055), the call was incorrect. At the time of the ejection, the Twins were leading, 3-1. The Royals ultimately won the contest, 4-3, in 10 innings.

This is John Hirschbeck (17)'s first ejection of the 2016 MLB regular season.
John Hirschbeck now has -2 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Previous + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect = -2).
Crew Chief John Hirschbeck now has 0 points in Crew Division (0 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 0).
*Px would have to had been less than |.916| in order for the pitch to have been a strike.

This is the fourth ejection of the 2016 MLB regular season.
This is the 2nd player ejection of 2016. Prior to ejection, Sano was 1-4 in the contest (3 SO).
This is the Twins' 1st ejection of 2016, T-1st in the AL Central (DET, MIN 1; CLE, CWS, KC 0).
This is Miguel Sano's first career MLB ejection.
This is John Hirschbeck's first ejection since October 19, 2015 (Troy Tulowitzki; QOC = Y [B/S]).

Wrap: Minnesota Twins vs. Kansas City Royals (American League Baseball), 4/10/16
Video: Sano argues a strike three call, points to the plate, and is run out of the game ("Read more")