MLB Ejection 135 - Jerry Layne (3; Phil Nevin)

HP Umpire Jerry Layne ejected Angels manager Phil Nevin (ball two and four calls to Manny Machado; QOCY) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Angels-#Padres game. With one out and two on, Padres batter Machado took a 1-1 sweeper and 3-2 fastball from Angels pitcher Jacob Webb for called second and fourth balls. Replays indicate the pitch ruled ball two was located over the inner half of home plate and above the midpoint (px -0.56, pz 3.72 [sz_top 3.62 / RAD 3.74 / MOE 3.66]) and the pitch ruled ball four was located over the inner half of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px -0.38, pz 1.66 [sz_bot 1.73 / RAD 1.61 / MOE 1.69]), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 3-3. The Padres ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

This is Jerry Layne (24)'s 3rd ejection of 2023.

This is the 135th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 65th manager ejection of 2023. Ejections: 65 Managers, 54 Players, 16 Coaches.

This is Los Angeles' 5th ejection of 2023, T-1st in the AL West (LAA, OAK, TEX 5; SEA 4; HOU 3).

This is Phil Nevin's 4th ejection of 2023, 1st since June 10 (Phil Cuzzi; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Jerry Layne's 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since May 30 (Alex Cintron; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Los Angeles Angels vs San Diego Padres, 7/5/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 095 - Phil Cuzzi (3; Phil Nevin)

HP Umpire Phil Cuzzi ejected Angels manager Phil Nevin (strike three call to Shohei Ohtani; QOCY) in the bottom of the 5th inning of the #Mariners-#Angels game. With two out and one on (R2, R3), Angels batter Ohtani took a 3-2 slider from Mariners pitcher Gabe Speier for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.84, pz 1.95 [sz_bot 1.60]), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Mariners were leading, 5-2. The Mariners ultimately won the contest, 6-2.

This is Phil Cuzzi (10)'s 3rd ejection of 2023.

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

This pitch was located 0.89 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 95th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 47th manager ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 47 Managers, 38 Players, 10 Coaches.

This is Los Angeles' 3rd ejection of 2023, T-3rd in the AL West (OAK, SEA 4; HOU, LAA 3; TEX 1).

This is Phil Nevin's 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since June 1 (Stu Scheurwater; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Phil Cuzzi's 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since June 5 (David Ross; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Seattle Mariners vs Los Angeles Angels of Why Bother, 6/10/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 083 - Stu Scheurwater (1; Phil Nevin)

HP Umpire Stu Scheurwater ejected Angels manager Phil Nevin (strike three call; QOCN) in the top of the 6th inning of the #Angels-#Astros game. With one out and the bases loaded, Angels batter Taylor Ward took a 3-2 sinker from Astros pitcher Hector Neris for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px -0.69, pz 1.45 [sz_bot 1.69 / RAD 1.57 / MOE 1.49]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Astros were leading, 4-2. The Astros ultimately won the contest, 5-2.

This is Stu Scheurwater (85)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

*This pitch was located -0.48 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 83rd ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 39th manager ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 39 Managers, 36 Players, 8 Coaches.

This is LA's 2nd ejection of 2023, 4th in the AL West (SEA 4; HOU, OAK 3; LAA 2; TEX 1).

This is Phil Nevin's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since April 19 (Will Little; QOC = U [Check Swing]).

This is Stu Scheurwater's 1st ejection since August 23, 2022 (Brandon Drury; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Los Angeles Angels vs Houston Astros, 6/1/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 021 - Will Little (2; Phil Nevin)

1B Umpire Will Little ejected Angels manager Phil Nevin (check swing strike three call) in the top of the 9th inning of the #Angels-#Yankees game. With two out and two on (R1, R2), Angels batter Mike Trout attempted to check his swing on a 3-2 slider from Yankees pitcher Clay Holmes, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Lance Barksdale and called a swinging strike on appeal by 1B Umpire Little. At the time of the ejection, the game was tied, 2-2. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 3-2, in 10 innings.

This is Will Little (93)'s 2nd ejection of 2023.

This is the 21st ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 10th manager ejection of 2023.

This is Los Angeles' 1st ejection of 2023, T-1st in the AL West (HOU, LAA, OAK, TEX 1; SEA 0).

This is Phil Nevin's 1st ejection since September 12, 2022 (Ron Kulpa; QOC = U [Denied Warmups]).

This is Will Little's 2nd ejection of 2023, 1st since April 15 (Oliver Marmol; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim vs New York Yankees of New York, 4/19/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 162-3 - Ron Kulpa (Francona, Nevin)

HP Umpire Ron Kulpa ejected Guardians manager Terry Francona (denied challenge request; QOCN) and Angels manager Phil Nevin (denied pitcher warmup pitches; QOCU) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the #Angels-#Guardians game. With two out and two on, Guardians batter Andres Gimenez attempted to check his swing on a 0-1 slider from Angels pitcher Ryan Tepera, ruled a ball by Kulpa and affirmed as no swing on appeal by 3B Umpire Clint Vondrak. Guardians manager Francona attempted to challenge the play on the basis that the pitch hit batter Gimenez's foot (HBP challenge), but his request was denied. Replays indicate Francona requested the review within the 20-second time limit to decide whether or not to challenge after the call is made, the call was incorrect. Following Francona's ejection and argument with Kulpa, Angels pitcher Tepera attempted to throw warm-up pitches on the mound, but was denied by Kulpa. Nevin was then ejected for arguing Kulpa's order not to throw warm-up pitches. During Nevin's argument with Kulpa, Tepera threw the warm-up pitches anyway. At the time of the ejections, the Guardians were leading, 5-4. The Guardians ultimately won the contest, 5-4.

These are Ron Kulpa (46)'s 4th and 5th ejections of 2022.

These are the 162nd and 163rd ejection reports of the 2022 MLB regular season.

These are the 88th and 89th manager ejections of 2022.

This is Cleveland's 4th ejection of 2022, T-2nd in the AL Central (CWS 6; CLE, DET, MIN 4; KC 3).

This is Los Angeles' 10th ejection of 2022, 2nd in the AL West (SEA 11; LA 10; HOU 7; OAK 6; TEX 2).

This is Terry Francona's 3rd ejection of 2022, 1st since Aug 16 (Lance Barksdale; QOC = Y [Reversed Call]).
This is Phil Nevin's 4th ejection of 2022, 1st since July 23 (Alan Porter; QOC = N-c [Check Swing]).

This is Ron Kulpa's 4/5th ejection of 2022, 1st since Sept 2 (Miguel Cairo; QOC = U [Warnings/Fight]).

Wrap: Los Angeles Angels of I-Hate-Tonight vs Cleveland Guardians, 9/12/22 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 110 - Alan Porter (1; Phil Nevin)

HP Umpire Alan Porter ejected Angels interim manager Phil Nevin (check swing call by 1B Umpire John Bacon) in the top of the 5th inning of the #Angels-#Braves game. In the 4th, with two out and one on, Braves batter Austin Riley attempted to check his swing on a 2-2 fastball from Angels pitcher Austin Warren, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Porter and affirmed as no swing on appeal by 1B Umpire Bacon; Nevin was ejected in the 5th inning after Angels batter Shohei Ohtani hit a home run. This play was reviewed and adjudicated by the UEFL Appeals Board, the call was incorrect (0-6). At the time of the ejection, the Braves were leading, 7-2. The Braves ultimately won the contest, 7-2.

This is Alan Porter (64)'s 1st ejection of 2022.

Alan Porter now has 3 points in the UEFL Standings (3 Prev + 2 MLB - 2 Incorrect-Crewmate = 3).

Crew Chief Mark Wegner now has 4 points in Crew Division (4 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 4).

This is the 110th ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is the 58th manager ejection of 2022.

This is Los Angeles' 9th ejection of 2022, 1st in the AL West (LAA 9; SEA 7; HOU 6; OAK 4; TEX 0).

This is Phil Nevin's 3rd ejection of 2022, 1st since June 26 (John Bacon; QOC = U [Throwing At]).

This is Alan Porter's 1st ejection since August 18, 2021 (Nolan Arenado; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Los Angeles Angels of Carmen San Diego vs Atlanta Braves, 7/23/22 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 077-84 - Bacon, Johnson (SEA-LAA Brawl)

HP Umpire John Bacon ejected Angels pitcher Andrew Wantz and manager Phil Nevin (throwing at Mariners batter Jesse Winker), 3B Umpire Adrian Johnson ejected Mariners LF Winker, manager Scott Servais (fighting), and HP Umpire Bacon ejected Mariners SS JP Crawford, CF Julio Rodriguez, and Angels pitcher Ryan Tepera and pitcher Raisel Iglesias (fighting) in the top of the 2nd inning of the #Mariners-#Angels game. With one out and none on in the top of the 1st inning, Mariners batter Julio Rodriguez took a first-pitch fastball from Wantz for a called first ball, resulting in warnings. In the top of the 2nd, with none out and none on, leadoff batter Winker took a first-pitch fastball from Wantz for a hit-by-pitch, resulting in the ejections of Wantz and Nevin for throwing at Winker after warnings were issued, and inciting a benches-clearing brawl. Replays indicate the pitch was located inside and struck Winker on the hip, the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejections, the game was tied, 0-0. The Angels ultimately won the contest, 2-1.

These are John Bacon (70)'s 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 6th ejections of 2022.

These are Adrian Johnson (80)'s 2nd and 3rd ejections of 2022.

John Bacon now has 12 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Previous + 6*[2 AAA + 0 Irrecusable] = 12).

Adrian Johnson now has 8 points in the UEFL Standings (4 Prev + 2*[2 MLB + 0 Irrecusable] = 8).

Crew Chief Adrian Johnson now has 11 points in Crew Division (3 Prev + 8 Irrecusable Call = 11).

These are the 77th, 78th, 79th, 80th, 81st, 82nd, 83rd, and 84th ejections of the 2022 MLB regular season.

These are the 39th and 40th manager ejections of 2022.

These are the 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 28th, and 29th player ejections of 2022.

This is Los Angeles' 4-7th ejection of 2022, T-1st in the AL West (LAA, SEA 7; HOU 5; OAK 3; TEX 0).

This is Seattle's 4-7th ejection of 2022, T-1st in the AL West (LAA, SEA 7; HOU 5; OAK 3; TEX 0).

This is Andrew Wantz's first career MLB ejection.

This is Phil Nevin's 2nd ejection of 2022, 1st since June 21 (Nestor Ceja; QOC = N-c [Balk]).

This is Jesse Winker's 1st ejection since August 29, 2020 (Dan Bellino; QOC = U [Fighting]).

This is Scott Servais' 3rd ejection of 2022, 1st since June 6 (Chris Guccione; QOC = U [Fighting]).

This is JP Crawford's first career MLB ejection.

This is Julio Rodriguez's 2nd ejection of 2022, 1st since May 31 (Lance Barrett; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Ryan Tepera's 1st ejection since August 7, 2018 (Ed Hickox; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Raisel Iglesias' first career MLB ejection.

These are John Bacon's 1st ejections since August 27, 2020 (Craig Counsell; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

These are Adrian Johnson's 2-3rd ejections of 2022, 1st since May 3 (Torey Lovullo; QOC = Y-c [Fair/Foul]).

Wrap: Seattle Mariners vs. Los Angeles Angels of WWE, 6/26/22 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 074 - Nestor Ceja (1; Phil Nevin)

HP Umpire Nestor Ceja ejected Angels manager Phil Nevin (balk call by 3B Umpire Bill Welke; QOCN) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Royals-#Angels game. With one out and one on (R1) in the top of the 6th, 3B Umpire Welke called Angels pitcher Andrew Wantz for a no-stop balk during a 1-2 pitch to Royals batter Carlos Santana, advancing Royals baserunner R1 MJ Melendez to second base. Replays indicate the pitcher appeared to stop movement throughout his body prior to delivering to the batter, the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection (in the 7th), the Royals were leading, 7-5. The Royals ultimately won the contest, 12-11, in 11 innings.

This is Nestor Ceja (103)'s 1st ejection of 2022.

Nestor Ceja now has 2 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Prev + 2 AAA - 2 Incorrect Call-Crewmate = 2).

Crew Chief Bill Welke now has 1 point in Crew Division (1 Previous + 0 Incorrect Call = 1).

*Official Baseball Rule 6.02(a)(13): "It is a balk when—The pitcher delivers the pitch from Set Position without coming to a stop."

This is the 74th ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is the 38th manager ejection of 2022.

This is Los Angeles' 3rd ejection of 2022, T-2nd in the AL West (HOU 5; LAA, OAK, SEA 3; TEX 0).

This is Phil Nevin's 1st ejection since June 6, 2021 (Gabe Morales; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Nestor Ceja's 1st ejection since August 20, 2021 (Walker Buehler; QOC = N [Hit/Foul Ball]).

Wrap: Kansas City Royals vs. Los Angeles Angels of Carmen San Diego, 6/21/22 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 070-71 - Gabe Morales & Bill Miller (NYY x2)

HP Umpire Gabe Morales ejected Yankees 3B Coach Phil Nevin (strike three call; QOCN) in the bottom of the 9th and 2B Umpire Bill Miller ejected Yankees bench coach Carlos Mendoza (ball four call; QOCY) in the top of the 10th inning of the #RedSox-#Yankees game. In the 9th, with two out and two on (R1, R2), Yankees batter Rougned Odor took a 3-2 knuckle curve from Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the inner edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -1.21, pz 2.82), the call was incorrect.* In the 10th, with none out and one on (R2), Red Sox batter Bobby Dalbec took a 3-2 fastball from Yankees pitcher Luis Cessa for a called fourth ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and below the hollow of the knee (px 0.52, pz 1.41 [sz_bot 1.63 / RAD 1.51 / MOE 1.42]) and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.^ At the time of both ejections, the game was tied, 4-4. The Red Sox ultimately won the contest, 6-5, in 10 innings.

This is Gabe Morales (47)'s 1st ejection of 2021.

This is Bill Miller (26)'s 2nd ejection of 2021.

Gabe Morales now has 0 points in the UEFL Standings (2 Prev + 2 MLB - 4 Incorrect Call = 0).

Bill Miller now has 5 points in the UEFL Standings (2 Prev + 2 MLB + 1 Correct-Crewmate = 3).

Crew Chief Bill Miller now has 3 points in Crew Division (2 Previous + 0 QOCN + 1 QOCY = 3).

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

*The Odor pitch was located 3.55 horizontal inches from being deemed correct.

^The Dalbec pitch was located 2.20 vertical inches from being deemed incorrect.

These are the 70th and 71st ejection reports of the 2021 MLB regular season.

This is New York's 4/5th ejection of 2021, 1st in the AL East (NYY 5; BOS 2; BAL, TOR 1; TB 0).

This is Phil Nevin's 1st ejection since August 5, 2020 (Angel Hernandez; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Carlos Mendoza's first career MLB ejection.

This is Gabe Morales' 1st ejection since September 4, 2020 (Matt Kemp; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Bill Miller's 2nd ejection of 2021, 1st since May 12 (Clint Frazier; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Boston Red Sox vs. New York Yankees, 6/6/21 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 05 - Angel Hernandez (1; Phil Nevin)

HP Umpire Angel Hernandez ejected Yankees 3B Coach Phil Nevin (strike three call; QOCY) in the bottom of the 7th inning of the Phillies-Yankees game. With one out and two on (R1, R2), Yankees batter Mike Ford took a 3-2 sinker from Phillies pitcher Trevor Kelley for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.82, pz 2.24) and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Phillies were leading, 11-7. The Phillies ultimately won the contest, 11-7, in 7 innings.

This is Angel Hernandez (5)'s first ejection of 2020.
Angel Hernandez now has 4 points in the UEFL Standings (0 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).
Crew Chief Angel Hernandez now has 3 points in Crew Division (2 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 3).

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

*This pitch was located 1.13 horizontal inches from being deemed an incorrect call.
(In other words, Robo Ump would have ruled this pitch a strike)

This is the fifth ejection report of the 2020 MLB regular season.

This is New York's 1st ejection of 2020, 2nd in the AL East (TOR 2; NYY 1; BAL, BOS, TB 0).

This is Rowdy Tellez's first career MLB ejection.

This is Phil Nevin's 1st ejection since April 11, 2018 (Hunter Wendelstedt; QOC = U [Fighting]).

This is Angel Hernandez's 1st ejection since July 28, 2019 (Rick Renteria; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Philadelphia Phillies vs. New York Yankees, 8/5/20 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 017-20 - H Wendelstedt (1-4; NYY-BOS)

HP Umpire Hunter Wendelstedt ejected Red Sox pitcher Joe Kelly (throwing at), Yankees DH Tyler Austin (fighting/charging mound), 3B Coach Phil Nevin, and P Tommy Kahnle (fighting/bench clearing brawl; QOCU) in the top of the 7th inning of the Yankees-Red Sox game. With one out and none on, Austin took a 2-1 fastball from Kelly for a hit-by-pitch. Replays indicate the 97.7-mph pitch was located inside, the second inside fastball of the at bat, and struck Austin on the left arm, prompting Austin to charge the mound and the benches to clear following a prior bench clearing incident in the 3rd inning as the result of an Austin slide into second base (and unsuccessful slide rule interference challenge by Boston Manager Alex Cora), the call was irrecusable. At the time of the ejections, the Yankees were leading, 10-6. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 10-7.

These are Hunter Wendelstedt (21)'s first, second, third, and fourth ejections of 2018.
Hunter Wendelstedt now has 9 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Prev + 4*[2 MLB + 0 QOCU] = 9).
Crew Chief Larry Vanover now has 7 points in Crew Division (3 Previous + 4 Irrecusable Call = 7).

These are the 17th, 18th, 19th, and 20th ejections of the 2018 MLB regular season and 6-9th of the day.
These are the 11th, 12th, and 13th player ejections of 2018, and sixth through eighth of the day.
Prior to ejection, Austin was 1-2 (RBI, SO) in the contest and Kelly's line was 0.1 IP, HBP.
This is Boston's 1st ejection of 2018, 2nd in the AL East (NYY 3; BOS 1; BAL, TB, TOR 0).
This is New York's 1/2/3rd ejection of 2018, 1st in the AL East (NYY 3; BOS 1; BAL, TB, TOR 0).
This is Joe Kelly's first career MLB ejection.
This is Tyler Austin's first career MLB ejection.
This is Phil Nevin's first ejection since September 11, 2005 (Gary Darling; QOC = U [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Tommy Kahnle's first ejection since August 24, 2017 (Carlos Torres; QOC = U [Throwing At]).
This is Hunter Wendelstedt's first ejection since June 28, 2017 (Jake Petricka; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox, 4/11/18 | Video as follows: