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Saturday, August 22, 2026

MLB Ejection 102 - Alfonso Márquez (2; Camilo Doval)

HP Umpire Alfonso Márquez ejected Pirates pitcher Camilo Doval (balls/strikes; QOCY) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Pirates-#Dodgers game. With two out and one on, Dodgers batter Mookie Betts took a 0-2 cutter from Pirates pitcher Doval for a called first ball, overturned to strike three upon ABS challenge by Pirates catcher Henry Davis. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and above the hollow beneath the knee (px 0.70, pz 1.90 [sz_bot 1.56]) and that no other pitches during the inning were incorrectly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Dodgers were leading, 4-3. The Dodgers ultimately won the contest, 4-3.

This is Alfonso Márquez (72)'s 1st ejection of 2026.

This is the 102nd ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.
This is the 24th player ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 58 Managers, 20 Coaches, 24 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 9th ejection of 2026, 2nd in the NL Central (PIT 9; CHC 4; STL 3; CIN 2; MIL 0).
This is Camilo Doval's first career MLB ejection.
This is Alfonso Márquez's 1st ejection since August 3, 2025 (Jordan Beck; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

MLB Ejection 083 - James Hoye (1; Don Kelly)

HP Umpire James Hoye ejected Pirates manager Don Kelly (denied ABS challenge/strike call; QOCY) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Pirates-#Brewers game. With none out and none on, Pirates batter Jacob Gonzalez took a 3-1 cutter from Brewers pitcher Logan Henderson for a called second strike, and may or may not have attempted to challenge the call via ABS. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and below the midpoint (px -0.24, pz 3.40 [sz_top 3.29 / RAD 3.41]), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Brewers were leading, 3-2. The Brewers ultimately won the contest, 4-2.

This is James Hoye (92)'s 1st ejection of 2026.

This is the 83rd ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.
This is the 45th manager ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 45 Managers, 18 Coaches, 20 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 8th ejection of 2026, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 8; CHC 3; CIN, STL 2; MIL 0).
This is Don Kelly's 6th ejection of 2026, 1st since August 2 (Dan Bellino; QOC = U [Rain Delay]).
This is James Hoye's 1st ejection since August 27, 2025 (Hunter Goodman; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Milwaukee Brewers, 8/4/26 | Video as follows:

Sunday, August 2, 2026

MLB Ejection 081 - Dan Bellino (3; Don Kelly)

2B Umpire Dan Bellino ejected Pirates manager Don Kelly (field conditions/rain delay call) in the top of the 4th inning of the #Pirates-#Reds game. With one out and one on, Pirates batter Bryan Reynolds hit a single to score Jake Mangum before umpires delayed the game for the Cincinnati grounds crew to work on the field during rainy weather and wet field conditions. Replays indicate the field was wet because it was raining, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejection, the Reds were leading, 7-1. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 10-2.

This is Dan Bellino (2)'s 3rd ejection of 2026.

This is the 81st ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.
This is the 43rd manager ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 43 Managers, 18 Coaches, 20 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 7th ejection of 2026, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 7; CHC 3; CIN, STL 2; MIL 0).
This is Don Kelly's 5th ejection of 2026, 1st since July 27 (Ben May; QOC = U [Check Swing]).
This is Dan Bellino's 3rd ejection of 2026, 1st since May 30 (Craig Stammen; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Cincinnati Reds, 8/2/26 | Video as follows:

Monday, July 27, 2026

MLB Ejection 076 - Ben May (2; Don Kelly)

3B Umpire Ben May ejected Pirates manager Don Kelly (check swing strike calls to Bryan Reynolds) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Diamondbacks-#Pirates game. With two out and one on, Pirates batter Reynolds attempted to check his swing on a 0-0 and 2-1 changeups from Diamondbacks pitcher Jonathan Loáisiga, ruled balls by HP Umpire Brennan Miller and called swinging strikes on appeal by 3B Umpire May. At the time of the ejection, the Diamondbacks were leading, 2-1. The Pirates ultimately won the contest, 3-2, in 10 innings. 

This is Ben May (97)'s 1st ejection of 2026.

This is the 76th ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.
This is the 40th manager ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 40 Managers, 16 Coaches, 20 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 6th ejection of 2026, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 6; CHC 3; CIN, STL 2; MIL 0).
This is Don Kelly's 4th ejection of 2026, 1st since May 25 (Dan Bellino; QOC = Y [Replay Review]).

Wrap: Arizona Diamondbacks vs Pittsburgh Pirates, 7/27/26 | Video as follows:

Saturday, May 30, 2026

MLB Ejection 040 - Jordan Baker (4; Brandon Lowe)

1B Umpire Jordan Baker ejected Pirates 2B Brandon Lowe (ABS challenge denial/called strike by HP Umpire Alex Tosi; QOCN) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Twins-#Pirates game. With none out and none on, Pirates batter Lowe took a 1-1 fastball from Twins pitcher Bailey Ober for a called second strike. Lowe attempted to challenge HP Umpire Alex Tosi's strike call, but the challenge request was died. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and below the hollow beneath the knee (px -0.43, pz 1.38 [sz_bot 1.56 / RAD 1.44 / MOE 1.40]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 7-7. The Pirates ultimately won the contest, 10-9.

This is Jordan Baker (71)'s 4th ejection of 2026.
*This pitch was located 0.24 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 40th ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.
This is the 12th player ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 23 Managers, 5 Coaches, 12 Players.
This is Pittsbugh's 5th ejection of 2026, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 5; CHC, CIN 1; MIL, STL 0).
This is Brandon Lowe's first career MLB ejection.
This is Jordan Baker's 4th ejection of 2026, 1st since May 15 (Derek Shelton; QOC = Y [Obstruction]).

Monday, May 25, 2026

MLB Ejection 034 - Dan Bellino (1; Don Kelly)

3B Umpire Dan Bellino ejected Pirates manager Don Kelly (Replay Review 'call stands' decision on HBP challenge; QOCY) in the bottom of the 2nd inning of the #Cubs-#Pirates game. With one out and one on, Pirates batter Konnor Griffin took a 0-0 sinker from Cubs pitcher Ben Brown for a called first ball, ruled no HBP by HP Umpire Mark Ripperger and upheld upon Replay Review as the result of a manager's challenge by Pirates manager Kelly. Replays do not provide clear and convincing evidence to conclusively suggest the call should be confirmed or overturned, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 0-0. The Pirates ultimately won the contest, 2-1.

This is Dan Bellino (2)'s 1st ejection of 2026.
*The Replay Official's "call stands" ruling is the QOC for this ejection.

This is the 34th ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.
This is the 21st manager ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 21 Managers, 5 Coaches, 8 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 4th ejection of 2026, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 4; CIN 1; CHC, MIL, STL 0).
This is Don Kelly's 3rd ejection of 2026, 1st since May 23 (Alan Porter; QOC = U [Check Swing]).
This is Dan Bellino's 1st ejection since Sept 3, 2025 (Bob Melvin; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Saturday, May 23, 2026

MLB Ejections 032-33 - Alan Porter (Kelly, Murphy)

HP Umpire Alan Porter ejected Pirates pitching coach Bill Murphy and manager Don Kelly (allowing a Pirates challenge on balls/strikes & check swing; QOCY) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the #Pirates-#BlueJays game. With two out and none on, Blue Jays batter Lenyn Sosa took a 0-1 fastball from Pirates pitcher Yohan Ramírez for a called first ball, overturned to a called second strike upon challenge by Pirates catcher Henry Davis, the call was correct. On a subsequent pitch, Sosa attempted to check his swing, ruled a ball by Porter and affirmed as no swing by 1B Umpire Willie Traynor. At the time of the ejections, the Blue Jays were leading, 4-1. The Blue Jays ultimately won the contest, 5-2.

These are Alan Porter (64)'s 2nd and 3rd ejections of 2026.

These are the 32nd and 33rd ejection reports of the 2026 MLB regular season.
This is the 20th manager ejection of 2026.
This is the 5th coach ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 20 Managers, 5 Coaches, 8 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 2/3rd ejection of 2026, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 3; CIN 1; CHC, MIL, STL 0).
This is Don Kelly's 2nd ejection of 2026, 1st since March 31 (Jordan Baker; QOC = U-c [Check Swing]).
This is Bill Murphy's 1st career MLB ejection.
This is Alan Porter's 2nd ejection of 2026, 1st since May 2 (Chris Devenski; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

Saturday, May 2, 2026

MLB Ejection 024 - Alan Porter (1; Chris Devenski)

1B Umpire Alan Porter ejected Pirates pitcher Chris Devenski (throwing at Reds batter Sal Stewart) in the top the 7th inning of the #Reds-#Pirates game. With none out and none on, Reds batter Stewart took a 0-0 sinker from Pirates pitcher Devenski for a called first ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located inside and waist-high; warnings had not previously been issued and immediately followed a situation in which Devenski may have come set before Stewart was alert to him—a violation of the Scherzer Rule—resulting in a "time" call and pitch clock reset, the call was irrecusable. At time of the ejection, the Pirates were leading, 15-6. The Pirates ultimately won the contest, 17-7.

This is Alan Porter (64)'s 1st ejection of 2026.

This is the 24th ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.
This is the 7th player ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 14 Managers, 3 Coaches, 7 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 1st ejection of 2026, 1st in the NL Central (CIN, PIT 1; CHC, MIL, STL 0).
This is Chris Devenski's first career MLB ejection.
This is Alan Porter's 1st ejection since June 23, 2025 (Alex Cora; QOC = N [Obstruction]).

Tuesday, March 31, 2026

MLB Ejection 004 - Jordan Baker (1; Don Kelly)

HP Umpire Jordan Baker ejected Pirates manager Don Kelly (check swing ball one call by 1B Umpire Rob Drake) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Pirates-#Reds game. With none out and none on, Reds batter Eugenio Suárez attempted to check his swing on a 1-2 fastball from Pirates pitcher Hunter Barco, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Baker and affirmed as no swing on appeal by 1B Umpire Drake. At the time of the ejection, the Pirates were leading, 6-3. The Pirates ultimately won the contest, 8-3.

This is Jordan Baker (71)'s 1st ejection of 2026.

This is the 4th ejection report of the 2026 MLB regular season.
This is the 4th manager ejection of 2026. Ejection Tally: 4 Managers, 0 Coaches, 0 Players.
This is Pittsbugh's 1st ejection of 2026, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 1; CHC, CIN, MIL, STL 0).
This is Don Kelly's 1st ejection since August 12, 2025 (Roberto Ortiz; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Jordan Baker's 1st ejection since June 6, 2025 (Ryan Jeffers; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

MLB Ejection 123 - Roberto Ortiz (4; Don Kelly)

HP Umpire Roberto Ortiz ejected Pirates manager Don Kelly (strike three call to Jack Suwinski; QOCN) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Pirates-#Brewers game. With none out and none on, Pirates batter Suwinski took a 2-2 fastball from Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the outer edge of home plate and at the hollow beneath the knee (px -1.08, pz 1.88 [sz_bot 1.65]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Brewers were leading, 4-0. The Brewers ultimately won the contest, 14-0.

This is Roberto Ortiz (40)'s 4th ejection of 2025.
*This pitch was located 1.99 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 123rd ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.
This is the 64th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 64 Managers, 21 Coaches, 38 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 5th ejection of 2025, 2nd in the NL Central (CHC 6; PIT 5; CIN, STL 4; MIL 2).
This is Don Kelly's 4th ejection of 2025, 1st since May 30 (Edwin Jimenez; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Roberto Ortiz's 4th ejection of 2025, 1st since June 28 (Carlos Mendoza; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Friday, May 30, 2025

MLB Ejection 053 - Edwin Jimenez (1; Don Kelly)

HP Umpire Edwin Jimenez ejected Pirates manager Don Kelly (strike three call to Henry Davis; QOCN) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Pirates-#Padres game. With two out and the bases loaded, Pirates batter Davis took a 3-2 fastball from Padres pitcher Robert Suarez for called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and below the hollow beneath the knee (px -0.71, pz 1.46 [sz_bot 1.68 / RAD 1.56 / MOE 1.48]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Padres were leading, 3-2. The Padres ultimately won the contest, 3-2.
 
This is Edwin Jimenez (75)'s 1st ejection of 2025.
*This pitch was located 0.24 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 53rd ejection report of the 2025 MLB regular season.
This is the 28th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 28 Managers, 11 Coaches, 14 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 4th ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 4; CIN, STL 3; MIL 2; CHC 1).
This is Don Kelly's 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 16 (John Libka; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Edwin Jimenez's 1st ejection since July 21, 2024 (Aaron Boone; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Friday, May 16, 2025

MLB Ejection 035 - John Libka (1; Don Kelly)

3B Umpire John Libka ejected Pirates manager Don Kelly (check swing ball four call to Bryce Harper; QOCY) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Pirates-#Phillies game. With one out and two on, Phillies batter Harper attempted to check his swing on a 3-2 slider from Pirates pitcher Ryan Borucki, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Sean Barber and affirmed as no swing on appeal by 3B Umpire Libka. At the time of the ejection, the Pirates were leading, 3-1. The Phillies ultimately won the contest, 8-4.

This is John Libka (84)'s 1st ejection of 2025.

This is the 35th ejection of the 2025 MLB regular season.
This is the 17th manager ejection of 2025. Ejection Tally: 17 Managers, 9 Coaches, 9 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 3rd ejection of 2025, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 3; CIN, MIL, STL 2; CHC 1).
This is Don Kelly's 2nd ejection of 2025, 1st since May 10 (Clint Vondrak; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is John Libka's 1st ejection since April 13, 2024 (Joey Gallo; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Friday, August 30, 2024

MLB Ejection 162 - Brian Walsh (4; Derek Shelton)

HP Umpire Brian Walsh ejected Pirates manager Derek Shelton (strike three call to Billy McKinney; QOCY) in the top of the 4th inning of the #Pirates-#Guardians game. With two out and one on, Pirates batter McKinney took a 3-2 fastball from Guardians pitcher Ben Lively for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the heart of home plate and at the hollow of the knee (px 0.19, pz 1.35 [sz_bot 1.45 / RAD 1.33]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Guardians were leading, 2-0. The Guardians ultimately won the contest, 10-8.

This is Brian Walsh (120)'s 4th ejection of 2024.*
This pitch was located 1.20 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 162nd ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.
This is the 81st manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 81 Managers, 26 Coaches, 55 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 7th ejection of 2024, 2nd in the NL Central (MIL 8; PIT 7; CHC, STL 6; CIN 3).
This is Derek Shelton's 4th ejection of 2024, 1st since July 6 (John Tumpane; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Brian Walsh's 4th ejection of 2024, 1st since August 21 (Pat Murphy; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Saturday, July 6, 2024

MLB Ejection 107 - John Tumpane (3; Derek Shelton)

HP Umpire John Tumpane ejected Pirates manager Derek Shelton (strike call to Jack Suwinski; QOCN) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Mets-#Pirates game. With two out and the bases loaded, Pirates batter Suwinski took a 3-1 sinker from Mets pitcher Reed Garrett for a called second strike, before striking out swinging. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px -0.73, pz 1.33 [sz_bot 1.69 / RAD 1.57 / MOE 1.49]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Mets were leading, 5-2. The Mets ultimately won the contest, 5-2.

This is John Tumpane (74)'s 3rd ejection of 2024.
This pitch was located 1.92 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 107th ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.
This is the 54th manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 54 Managers, 14 Coaches, 39 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 5th ejection of 2024, 2nd in the NL Central (MIL 6; PIT 5; CHC, STL 4; CIN 3).
This is Derek Shelton's 3rd ejection of 2024, 1st since April 20 (DJ Reyburn; QOC = Y [Pitch Clock]).
This is John Tumpane's 3rd ejection of 2024, 1st since April 24 (Alex Wood; QOC = Y [Balk]).

Thursday, May 23, 2024

MLB Ejection 055 - Alex Tosi (3; Joey Bart)

1B Umpire Alex Tosi ejected Pirates catcher Joey Bart (check swing strike one call) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Giants-#Pirates game. With two out and none on, Bart attempted to check his swing on a 2-0 slider from Giants pitcher Randy Rodríguez, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Tom Hanahan and called a swinging strike on appeal by 1B Umpire Tosi. After subsequently grounding out on the next pitch, Bart complained to Tosi about the check swing strike call while running past him near first base. At the time of the ejection, the Giants were leading, 7-6. The Giants ultimately won the contest, 7-6.

This is Alex Tosi (66)'s 3rd ejection of 2024.

This is the 55th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.
This is the 22nd player ejection of 2024. Prior to ejection, Bart was 2-4 (HR, 4 RBI) in the contest.
Ejection Tally: 24 Managers, 9 Coaches, 22 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 4th ejection of 2024, T-1st in the NL Central (MIL, PIT, STL 4; CHC, CIN 1).
This is Alex Tosi's 3rd ejection of 2024, 1st since May 7 (Brandon Hyde; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Saturday, April 20, 2024

MLB Ejection 018 - DJ Reyburn (1; Derek Shelton)

HP Umpire DJ Reyburn ejected Pirates manager Derek Shelton (automatic strike three to Michael A Taylor due to a pitch clock violation; QOCY) in the bottom of the 9th inning of the #RedSox-#Pirates game. With none out and none on, Pirates batter Michael A Taylor took a 1-1 cutter from Red Sox pitcher Kenley Jansen for a called second strike before striking out on a pitch clock violation. Replays indicate Taylor exited the batter's box with under eight seconds remaining on the pitch timer without being granted time out prior to the batter time limit, the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Red Sox were leading, 4-2. The Red Sox ultimately won the contest, 4-2.

This is DJ Reyburn (17)'s 1st ejection of 2024.

This is the 18th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.
This is the 8th manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 8 Managers, 3 Coaches, 7 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 3rd ejection of 2024, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 3; CHC, CIN, MIL, STL 0).
This is Derek Shelton's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st since April 3 (Mike Muchlinski; QOC = U [Check Swing]).
This is DJ Reyburn's 1st ejection since June 20, 2023 (Bruce Bochy; QOC = N [Replay Review]).

Monday, April 15, 2024

MLB Ejection 012 - Edwin Moscoso (1; Aroldis Chapman)

HP Umpire Edwin Moscoso ejected Pirates pitcher Aroldis Chapman (balls/strikes; QOCY) in the bottom of the 8th inning of the #Pirates-#Mets game. With none out and none on, Mets batter Francisco Alvarez struck out, Jeff McNeil struck out but advanced to first on a wild pitch by Chapman, DJ Stewart walked, both runners stole bases, and Harrison Bader doubled to score both runners. During Chapman's appearance prior to ejection, Moscoso officiated 14-of-15 callable pitches correctly (93.3%), the call was correct.*

This is Edwin Moscoso (32)'s 1st ejection of 2024.
*The incorrect ball call during Alvarez's at-bat was the only miss of the inning; three pitches later, Alvarez was called out on strikes. By rule, 93% accuracy when the miss occurs during an at-bat that favors the ejected results in a QOCY decision.

This is the 12th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.
This is the 7th player ejection of 2024. Prior to ejection, Chapman's line was 0.1 IP, 3 ER, L.
Ejection Tally: 3 Managers, 2 Coaches, 7 Players.
This is Pittsburgh's 2nd ejection of 2024, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 2; CHC, CIN, MIL, STL 0).
This is Aroldis Chapman's 1st career MLB ejection.
This is Edwin Moscoso's 1st ejection since August 8, 2023 (Brandon Hyde; QOC = Y [Out/Safe]).

Wednesday, April 3, 2024

MLB Ejection 004 - Mike Muchlinski (1; Derek Shelton)

HP Umpire Mike Muchlinski ejected Pirates manager Derek Shelton (check swing strike three call) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Pirates-#Nationals game. With two out and one on, Pirates batter Bryan Reynolds attempted to check his swing on a 3-2 splitter from Nationals pitcher Hunter Harvey, ruled a swinging strike by Muchlinski. At the time of the ejection, the Nationals were leading, 5-3. The Nationals ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

This is Mike Muchlinski (76)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

This is the 4th ejection report of the 2024 MLB regular season.
This is the 1st manager ejection of 2024.
This is Pittsburgh's 1st ejection of 2023, 1st in the NL Central (PIT 1; CHC, CIN, MIL, STL 0).
This is Derek Shelton's 1st ejection since August 13, 2023 (Nic Lentz; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Mike Muchlinski's 1st ejection since May 14, 2023 (Matt Blake; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Sunday, August 13, 2023

MLB Ejections 197-9 - Nic Lentz (6-8; PIT x3)

HP Umpire Nic Lentz ejected Pirates manager Derek Shelton, bench coach Don Kelly, and pitching coach Oscar Marin (ball four call to Luke Maile; QOCY) in the top of the 6th inning of the #Reds-#Pirates game. With two out and two on, Maile took a 3-2 fastball from Pirates pitcher Cody Bolton for a called fourth ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and above the midpoint (px -0.78, pz 3.61 [sz_top 3.14 / RAD 3.26]), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Pirates were leading, 4-3. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 6-5, in 10 innings.

These are Nic Lentz (59)'s sixth, seventh, and eighth ejections of 2023.
*This pitch was located 5.20 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

These are the 197th, 198th, and 199th ejection reports of the 2023 MLB regular season.
This is the 90th manager ejection of 2023. These are the 28th and 29th coach ejections of 2023.
Ejection Tally: 90 Managers, 80 Players, 29 Coaches.
This is Pittsburgh's 8/9/10th ejection of 2023, T-1st in the NL Central (PIT, STL 10; MIL 8; CHC, CIN 7).
This is Derek Shelton's 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since July 25 (H Wendelstedt; QOC = U [Throwing At]).
This is Oscar Marin's first career MLB ejection.
This is Don Kelly's first career MLB ejection.
This is Nic Lentz's 6/7/8th ejection of 2023, 1st since July 14 (David Popkins; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Tuesday, July 25, 2023

MLB Ejections 159-60 - Hudson, Wendelstedt (PIT x2)

2B Umpire Marvin Hudson ejected Pirates pitcher Angel Perdomo and 3B Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ejected Pirates manager Derek Shelton (throwing at Padres batter Manny Machado and arguing Perdomo's ejection, respectively) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Pirates-#Padres game. With two out and none on, Padres batter Juan Soto hit a 3-1 fastball from Perdomo for a home run. Ensuing batter Machado then took a first-pitch fastball for a hit-by-pitch. Replays indicate the pitch was located inside and struck Machado in the upper back, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejections, the Padres were leading, 3-1. The Padres ultimately won the contest, 5-1.

This is Marvin Hudson (51)'s 5th ejection of 2023.
This is Hunter Wendelstedt (21)'s 5th ejection of 2023.

These are the 159th and 160th ejection reports of the 2023 MLB regular season.
This is the 67th player ejection of 2023. This is the 73rd manager ejection of 2023.
Ejection Tally: 73 Managers, 67 Players, 20 Coaches.
This is Pittsburgh's 6/7th ejection of 2023, T-2nd in the NL Central (STL 8; MIL, PIT 7; CHC, CIN 6).
This is Angel Perdomo's first career MLB ejection.
This is Derek Shelton's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since May 3 (Adrian Johnson; QOC = U [Pitch Clock]).
This is Marvin Hudson's 5th ejection of 2023, 1st since July 14 (Ty France; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Hunter Wendelstedt's 5th ejection of 2023, 1st since June 7 (Brandon Hyde; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs San Diego Padres, 7/25/23 | Video as follows: