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When Padres Collide in Chicago, Dropped Fly Ball Turns into Double Play (Also, Ejection 059 [Barry])
An inning before HP Umpire Scott Barry ejected Padres pitching coach Larry Rothschild for arguing a ball three call during Nick Martini's at-bat, San Diego turned an inning-ending double play on a dropped fly ball play. Article: https://www.closecallsports.com/2021/06/mlb-ejection-059-scott-barry-1-larry.html With the batted ball uncaught in left field after Padres shortstop Ha-Seong Kim and left fielder Tommy Pham ran into each other, Cubs baserunners R1 and R2 with the bases loaded and one out, remained on first and second base, respectively, enabling San Diego to complete an inning-ending double play by forcing out the runners when the Friars tagged third base and second base, thus nullifying Chicago's run.
Venezuela Pitcher Ejected for Foreign Substance in Olympic Qualifier as MLB Calls for Crackdown
Tuesday's WBSC Baseball Americas Olympic Qualifier featured an ejection of Venezuela pitcher Adrian Almeida for a foreign substance as MLB has called for increased enforcement of the foreign substance rule. Article: https://www.closecallsports.com/2021/06/wbsc-baseball-americas-foreign.html Almeida was ejected during Venezuela's game against Colombia after umpires Fabrizio Fabrizi, Jeff Macias, Ruben Ramos, and Christian Madero met and inspected Almeida's glove, finding that it contained pine tar, an illegal substance pursuant to Official Baseball Rule 6.02(c)(7). Under OBR 6.02(c), the penalty for possessing a foreign substance is immediate ejection of the pitcher and, depending on the league, an automatic suspension. Three Minor League Baseball pitchers were ejected over the weekend for foreign substance issues, and MiLB has already issued suspensions as a result. At the Major League level, you might remember Crew Chief Joe West's ejection of Cardinals Manager Mike Shildt on May 26 in Ejection 055 after umpire Dan Bellino noticed that St Louis pitcher Giovanny Gallegos' hat may have had a foreign substance on it. Rather than eject the pitcher, West elected to simply order Gallegos to swap out his hat, which he did...but not before Shildt was ejected for arguing the instruction.
Analysis of Batter-Runner Rundown Between First & Home As Pirates' Will Craig Chases Cubs' Javy Baez
When Pittsburgh's Will Craig stood in front of first base preparing to tag out Cubs batter-runner Javy Baez for the third out of Chicago's 3rd inning Thursday, Baez retreated toward home plate. Article: https://www.closecallsports.com/2021/05/running-batter-back-to-home-plate.html With two out and one on (R2 Willson Contreras), Baez hit a fairly routine ground ball to Pirates third baseman Erik Gonzalez, who threw to Craig at first base, the throw pulling Craig off the bag and toward home plate. Instead of running into the expected out, Baez turned back toward home plate and Craig gave chase. As Baez approached the dirt circle surrounding home plate, so too did base runner Contreras. Craig then threw the ball to catcher Michael Perez who attempted to tag Contreras as he slid head-first into home plate, ruled safe by HP Umpire Ryan Additon. The MLB Umpire Manual, surprisingly, address the precise case of a batter-runner getting into a rundown between home plate and first base and states that a batter-runner who retreats toward home plate shall, upon *reaching* home plate, be declared out for arriving at home plate. However, Baez did not actually get all the way back to home plate, so he was not declared out. Instead, after Craig released the ball to catcher Perez, Baez turned to run toward first base and actually collided with Craig, which could constitute Obstruction Type 1 (Type A). Nonetheless, Chicago's subsequent single scored Baez, who reached second due to a throwing error by Perez, and Chicago ended up scoring two runs they would otherwise have not earned had Pittsburgh's Craig simply stepped on first base to retire Baez for the inning's third out instead of chasing Baez back toward home plate. Chicago ultimately won the contest by two runs.
Ejection 054 - Junior Valentine Ejects Pete Walker After Walk Early in Rays-Jays Game
HP Umpire Junior Valentine ejected Blue Jays pitching coach Pete Walker after a 3-2 fastball from Toronto pitcher Trent Thornton to Tampa Bay batter Taylor Walls was called ball four, forcing in a run. Report: https://www.closecallsports.com/2021/05/mlb-ejection-054-junior-valentine-1.html
Ejection 053 - Umpire Erich Bacchus Ejects Cubs Manager David Ross After Strike Call in St Louis
HP Umpire Erich Bacchus ejected Chicago's David Ross following a strike two call during Kris Bryant's at-bat against Adam Wainwright. Report: https://www.closecallsports.com/2021/05/mlb-ejection-053-erich-bacchus-1-david.html Rookies have to start somewhere: Clayton Kershaw didn't earn his first winning record until his third MLB season. Improvement comes with experience and time.
Umpire Phil Cuzzi Calls Fair Ball on 9th Inning Roller vs Cubs That St Louis Was Convinced Was Foul
When Cardinals third baseman Nolan Arenado picked up Cubs batter Nico Hoerner's ground ball along the third base line, St Louis was stunned when HP Umpire Phil Cuzzi ruled the play a fair ball. Article: https://www.closecallsports.com/2021/05/game-of-millimeters-cuzzis-cubs.html In this video analysis, we review the relevant rules for fair ball and fair territory, determining that for an infield ground ball fielded before first or third base, the ball need not touch the ground, but only be "on or over" fair territory, including the foul lines, and check in with available replay camera angles. This play ultimately suffers from a lack of definitive video evidence to conclusively (or clear and convincingly) prove whether or not the ball was fair when first touched by the fielder, due to parallax and other factors.
Injury Scout - HP Umpire Ron Kulpa Hit by Deflected Pitch to Face, Leaves Game in Cincinnati
HP Umpire Ron Kulpa left Saturday 5/22/21's Brewers-Reds game after suffering a head injury when a 93.4-mph Sonny Gray sinker deflected off catcher Tyler Stephenson's mitt and into Kulpa's facemask. Report: https://www.closecallsports.com/2021/05/injury-scout-ron-kulpa-leaves-after.html
Ejections 046-47 - Brian Gorman Ejects Milwaukee's Avisail Garcia & Craig Counsell After Strike Call
HP Umpire Brian Gorman ejected Brewers RF and manager Craig Counsell after a pair of strike calls—called and check swing—in Kansas City one pitch prior to the game's end. Report: https://www.closecallsports.com/2021/05/mlb-ejections-046-47-brian-gorman-2-3.html First, Gorman called strike one on a fastball from Royals pitcher Josh Staumont located at the bottom of the strike zone, drawing a reaction from Garcia. Two pitches later, Garcia attempted to check his swing, called a swing on appeal by 1B Umpire Adrian Johnson, drawing another reaction from Garcia—MLB's Standards for Removal from the Game calls it "Use of Histrionic Gestures" which is grounds for ejection.
Highlights
E53 - Don Kelly Ejected on Henry Davis' Bases Loaded Strikeout is Low Pitch Called by Edwin Jimenez
HP Umpire Edwin Jimenez ejected Pirates manager Don Kelly for arguing a strike three call to Henry Davis on a low 3-2 pitch that ...
E45-6 - Mark Kotsay Was Very Upset at Roberto Ortiz's Fingers During Ejection; Andujar Tossed Too
HP Umpire Roberto Ortiz ejected Athletics manager Mark Kotsay and 3B Miguel Andujar for arguing strike calls in ...
Nolan Arenado's Great Catch Turns into Base Award as Arizona Challenges Him Falling Out of Play
Arizona added insult to injury for Cardinals 3B Nolan Arenado on Ketel Marte's foul fly ball near the stands, as Diamondbacks ...
Weird Walk-off Win: Despite Interference, Reno Scores When Fielder Throws a Live Ball Out of Play
Despite umpires calling base coach assist interference, MiLB's Reno Aces walked off the Albuquerque Isotopes when CF Sam ...
E3940 - Walker Buehler & Alex Cora Ejected After Mike Estabrook Balls a Strike & Walks Toward Walker
HP Umpire Mike Estabrook ejected Red Sox pitcher Walker Buehler and manager Alex Cora for arguing a ball two call to Juan ...
E38 - Matt Quatraro Ejected Arguing Obstruction Base Blocking No-Call for 2nd Year in a Row by Baker
2B Umpire Jordan Baker ejected Royals manager Matt Quatraro for arguing an out/non-obstruction call when Giants shortstop ...
E34 - Torey Lovullo Ejected Arguing OBVIOUS Obstruction Call by Umpire Mark Ripperger's Crew
1B Umpire Mark Ripperger ejected Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo for arguing an obvious obstruction call after crew ...
E28 - Johnny Washington Gets Ejected After Angels Score for Arguing Nestor Ceja's Call From the Past
HP Umpire Nestor Ceja ejected Angels hitting coach Johnny Washington in the bottom of the 5th inning of the Orioles-Angels ...
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