MLB Ejections 177-8 - DJ Reyburn (3-4; STL x2)

HP Umpire DJ Reyburn ejected Cardinals hitting coach Turner Ward and manager Oliver Marmol (strike three call to Lars Nootbaar; QOCY) in the bottom of the 4th inning of the #Pirates-#Cardinals game. With none out and none on, Cardinals batter Nootbaar took a 2-2 sinker from Pirates pitcher Jake Woodford 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 2.34), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Cardinals were leading, 4-2. The Cardinals ultimately won the contest, 10-5.

These are DJ Reyburn (17)'s 3rd and 4th ejections of 2024.

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

This pitch was located 0.90 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

These are the 177th and 178th ejection reports of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 30th coach ejection of 2024. 

This is the 88th manager ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 88 Managers, 30 Coaches, 59 Players.

This is St Louis' 9/10th ejection of 2024, 1st in the NL Central (STL 10; MIL 8; PIT 7; CHC 6; CIN 5).

This is Turner Ward's 1st ejection since Sept 7, 2023 (Laz Diaz; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Oliver Marmol's 6th ejection of 2024, 1st since Sept 3 (Lance Barrett; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is DJ Reyburn's 3/4th ejection of 2024, 1st since June 20 (Kyle McCann; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Pittsburgh Pirates vs St Louis Cardinals, 9/18/24 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 220 - Laz Diaz (3; Turner Ward)

HP Umpire Laz Diaz ejected Cardinals hitting coach Turner Ward (strike one call to Jordan Walker; QOCY) in the top of the 6th inning of the #Cardinals-#Braves game. With none out and none on, Walker took a 2-0 fastball from Braves pitcher Max Fried for a called first strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the inner edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.89, pz 2.65), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Braves were leading, 4-3. The Braves ultimately won the contest, 8-5.

This is Laz Diaz (63)'s 3rd ejection of 2023.

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

This pitch was located 0.29 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 220th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 31st coach ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 100 Managers, 89 Players, 31 Coaches.

This is St Louis' 14th ejection of 2023, 1st in the NL Central (STL 14; PIT 10; CHC, MIL 8; CIN 7).

This is Turner Ward's 1st ejection since Sept 1, 2019 (Bill Miller; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Laz Diaz's 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since Aug 25 (AJ Hinch; QOC = U [Pitch Clock]).

Wrap: St Louis Cardinals vs Atlanta Barves, 9/7/23 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 185 - Bill Miller (2; Turner Ward)

HP Umpire Bill Miller ejected Reds Hitting Coach Turner Ward (strike one/two calls; QOCY) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Reds-#Cardinals game. With one out and none on, Reds batter Freddy Galvis took 0-0 and 0-1 fastballs from Cardinals pitcher Mike Mayers for called first and second strikes. Replays indicate the 0-0 pitch was located over the outer half of home plate and above the hollow of the knee (px -0.61, pz 1.73 [sz_bot 1.65]) and the 0-1 pitch was located over the inner half of home plate and below the midpoint (px 0.85, pz 3.27 [sz_top 3.45]), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Reds were leading, 5-3. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

This is Bill Miller (26)'s second ejection of 2019.
Bill Miller now has 14 points in the UEFL Standings (10 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 14).
Crew Chief Bill Miller now has 16 points in Crew Division (15 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 16).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.
The 0-1 pitch was located 0.768 horizontal inches from being deemed an incorrect call.

This is the 185th ejection report of the 2019 MLB regular season.
This is Cincinnati's 23rd ejection of 2019, 1st in the NL Central (CIN 23; PIT 10; MIL 8; CHC 7; STL 3).
This is Turner Ward's 2nd ejection of 2019, 1st since June 12 (Lance Barrett; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Bill Miller's 2nd ejection of 2019, 1st since July 28 (Nick Senzel; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Cincinnati Reds vs. St. Louis Cardinals, 9/1/19 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 085 - Lance Barrett (1; Turner Ward)

HP Umpire Lance Barrett ejected Reds Hitting Coach Turner Ward (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 2nd inning of the Reds-Indians game. With one out and none on, Reds batter Jose Iglesias took a 0-2 fastball from Indians pitcher Zach Plesac 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 0.60, pz 1.28 [sz_bot 1.24]) and that all other pitches during the at-bat were properly officiated, the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Reds were leading, 2-0. The Reds ultimately won the contest, 7-2.

This is Lance Barrett (94)'s first ejection of 2019.
Lance Barrett now has 3 points in the UEFL Standings (-1 Prev + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 3).
Crew Chief Mike Everitt now has -1 points in Crew Division (-2 Previous + 1 Correct Call = -1).
*This pitch was located 1.99 vertical inches from being deemed an incorrect call.
*This call provides yet another example of MLB's deficient computer strike zone because the pitch numbers reported during the game suggested the call was incorrect, whereas the numbers generated following post-game processing to correct for vertical strike zone error changed so significantly that this call's QOC changed from QOCN using the real-time preliminary (raw) data to QOCY using the morning-after (corrected) data. MLBAM changed the numbers by 4.56 inches during data correction.
> During the game, MLB reported the strike zone data as: sz_bot 1.51.
> Following the game, the strike zone bottom was changed to: sz_bot 1.24.

This is the 85th ejection report of the 2019 MLB regular season.
This is Cincinnati's 9th ejection of 2019, 1st in the NL Central (CIN 9; MIL, PIT 5; CHC, STL 2).
This is Turner Ward's first ejection since July 22, 2015 (Vic Carapazza; QOC = U [Warnings]).
This is Lance Barrett's first ejection since Sept 9, 2018 (Mike Shildt; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Cincinnati Reds vs. Cleveland Indians, 6/12/19 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejections 132-133: Carapazza (3-4; Ward, Leone)

HP Umpire Vic Carapazza ejected Diamondbacks Hitting Coach Turner Ward for arguing a warnings/ejection non-call in the bottom of the 6th and Diamondbacks P Dominic Leone for throwing at Marlins batter Christian Yelich in the top of the 7th inning of the Marlins-Diamondbacks game. In the 6th, with two out and none on, Diamondbacks batter David Peralta took a 0-2 fastball from Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez for a hit by pitch. Replays indicate the pitch was located inside and hit Peralta on the helmet, the call was irrecusable (No batters had been hit by pitches in the game prior to Peralta). In the 7th, with two out and none on, Marlins batter Yelich took a 2-0 fastball from Diamondbacks pitcher Leone for a hit by pitch. Replays indicate the pitch was located inside and hit Yelich on the backside, the call was irrecusable. At the time of both ejections, the Marlins were leading, 5-2. The Marlins ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

These are Vic Carapazza (19)'s third and fourth ejections of 2015.
Vic Carapazza now has 0 points in the UEFL Standings (-4 Previous + 2*[2 MLB + 0 Irrecusable] = 0).
Crew Chief Larry Vanover now has 4 points in Crew Division (2 Previous + 2 Irrecusable Call = 4).

These are the 132nd and 133rd ejections of the 2015 MLB Regular Season.
This is the 63rd player ejection of 2015. Prior to ejection, Leone's line was 1.2 IP, 0 ER, SO.
This is the D-Backs' 2/3rd ejection of 2015, 5th in the NL West (SD 12; LAD 7; SF 5; COL 4; ARI 3).
This is Turner Ward's first ejection since June 12, 2013 (Clint Fagan; QOC = U [Fighting]).
This is Dominic Leone's first career MLB ejection.
This is Vic Carapazza's first ejection since July 11, 2015 (Clint Hurdle; QOC = N [Foul/HBP]).

Wrap: Miami Marlins vs. Arizona Diamondbacks, 7/22/15
Video: Ward yells at Carapazza and is kicked out, all while Peralta lies injured at the plate (ARI)
Video: Leone retaliates for the earlier HBP and is immediately expelled for the intentional beanball ()

MLB Ejections 071, 072, 073, 074, 075, 076: Clint Fagan (3-8)

HP Umpire Clint Fagan ejected Diamondbacks P Ian Kennedy and Manager Kirk Gibson for throwing at Dodgers batter Zack Greinke and Diamondbacks Assistant Hitting Coach Turner Ward, Dodgers Batting Coach Mark McGwire, RF Yasiel Puig and P Ronald Belisario for fighting in the bottom of the 7th inning of the

Fight drifts in front of the 1B dugout, camera well.

Diamondbacks-Dodgers game. With one out and none on, Kennedy hit batter Greinke with a 0-1 fastball thrown up and inside resulting in a bench clearing incident. Prior to the Kennedy-Greinke HBP, Fagan warned both benches after D-Backs catcher Miguel Montero was hit by a 2-1 Greinke fastball in the top of the 7th inning, which followed a Kennedy HBP of Puig on a 1-2 count in the bottom of the 6th inning. Puig, who was hit in the head, was attended to by medical staff and remained in the game. At the time of the ejection, the contest was tied, 2-2. The Dodgers ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

These are Clint Fagan (82)'s third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth ejections of 2013.
Clint Fagan now has 28 points in the UEFL (10 Previous + 6*[3 AAA + 0 Irrecusable] = 28.
Crew Chief Brian Gorman now has 8 points in the UEFL's Crew Division (2 Previous + 6 Irrecusable Call = 8).

These are the 71st, 72nd, 73rd, 74th, 75th and 76th ejections of 2013.
These are the 33rd, 34th and 35th player ejections of 2013. Prior to ejection, Kennedy's line was 6.1 IP, 2 ER.
Prior to his ejection, Puig was 0-2 in the contest with one HBP and one R.
This is the 34th Manager ejection of 2013.
This is the Diamondbacks' 5-7th ejection of 2013, 2nd in the NL West (LAD 8; ARI 7; SF 4; SD 2; COL 0).
This is the Dodgers' 6-8th ejection of 2013, 1st in the NL West (LAD 8; ARI 7; SF 4; SD 2; COL 0).
This is Ian Kennedy's first career ejection.
This is Kirk Gibson's 2nd ejection of 2013 and first since April 20 (Chad Fairchild; QOC = Y).
This is Turner Ward's 1st ejection of 2013 and first since August 10, 1994 (Ted Barrett; QOC = U).
This is Mark McGwire's 1st ejection of 2013 and first since August 16, 2001 (Tim Timmons; QOC = U).
This is Yasiel Puig's first career ejection.
This is Ronald Belisario's 1st ejection of 2013 and first since August 28, 2010 (Marty Foster; QOC = U).
This is Clint Fagan's first ejection since June 2 (Yadier Molina, Mike Matheny; QOC = Y).
This is Brian Gorman's 2nd bench clearing brawl of 2013 (March 9, Canada-Mexico, World Baseball Classic).

Wrap: Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Los Angeles Dodgers, 6/11/13
Video: Kennedy drills Greinke up and in, resulting in a massive and empassioned bench clearing brawl (LAD)
Video: Compilation of the hit-by-pitches that resulted in the melee in front of the Arizona dugout (LAD)
Video: Montero is struck and benches clear, but umpires elect to only issue warnings (LAD)
Video: Puig is injured in the nose by a bean ball to the head in the sixth inning, but stays in the game (LAD)
Video: After the brawl, Greinke slides hard into second base in an attempt to break up a double play (LAD)
Video: Mattingly discusses the fight during his post-game presser / Gibson and Kennedy give their thoughts
Related Video: In the 4th, umpires lose track of the count, giving Kennedy 4 strikes with which to K Puig (ARI)