MLB Ejection 035 - John Tumpane (1; Harold Ramirez)

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HP Umpire John Tumpane ejected Rays DH Harold Ramirez (strike two call; QOCN) in the top of the 8th inning of the #Rays-#WhiteSox game. With two out and one on (R2), Ramirez took 3-0 and 3-1 sinkers from White Sox pitcher Kendall Graveman for called first and second strikes. Replays indicate the pitches were located over the heart of home plate and (strike one: px -0.01, pz 3.52; strike two: px 0.22, pz 3.53 [sz_top 3.11 / RAD 3.23 / MOE 3.32]), the call was incorrect.* At the time of the ejection, the Rays were leading, 7-4. The White Sox ultimately won the contest, 12-9.

This is John Tumpane (74)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

*K1 was located 2.40 and K2 was located 2.52 vertical inches from being deemed correct.

This is the 35th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 14th player ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 17 Managers, 14 Players, 4 Coaches.

This is Tampa Bay's 1st ejection of 2023, T-3rd in the AL East (BAL 3; BOS 2; NYY, TB 1; TOR 0).

This is Harold Ramirez's first career MLB ejection.

This is John Tumpane's 1st ejection since August 2, 2022 (Bud Black; QOC = N-c [Replay Review]).

Wrap: Tampa Bay Rays vs Chicago White Sox, 4/30/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Tump ejects Ramirez for video reference during inning break following strikeout (CWS)

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