MLB Ejection 139 - Bill Miller (2; Mark Kotsay)

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1B Umpire Bill Miller ejected Athletics manager Mark Kotsay (check swing ball call) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Mariners-#Athletics game. With two out and one on (R3), Mariners batter Cal Raleigh attempted to check his swing on a 2-2 fastball from A's pitcher AJ Puk, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Doug Eddings and affirmed on appeal as no swing by 1B Umpire Miller. One pitch earlier, Raleigh took a 1-2 slider from Puk for a called second strike located off the outer edge of home plate and waist-high (px 1.08, pz 2.98 [Expected Call: Ball]). Kotsay was ejected two at-bats later, when HP Umpire Eddings called Ty France for a swinging strike as France attempted to check his swing on a 1-0 slider from A's pitcher Zach Jackson. This play is under review by the UEFL Appeals Board, the call was *PENDING*. At the time of the ejection, the A's were leading, 4-3. The A's ultimately won the contest, 5-3.

This is Bill Miller (26)'s 2nd ejection of 2022.

This is the 139th ejection report of the 2022 MLB regular season.

This is the 77th manager ejection of 2022.

This is Oakland's 5th ejection of 2022, 4th in the AL West (LAA 9; HOU, SEA 7; OAK 5; TEX 2).

This is Mark Kotsay's 4th ejection of 2022, 1st since July 2 (Chris Segal; QOC = N [Balls/Strikes]).

This is Bill Miller's 2nd ejection of 2022, 1st since May 10 (Joe Girardi; QOC = U [Denied Replay]).

Wrap: Seattle Mariners vs Oakland Athletics, 8/21/22 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Kotsay tossed during difficult inning for A's in which M's score 2 runs (OAK)

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