MLB Ejection 139 - Brennan Miller (3; Nick Pratto)

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HP Umpire Brennan Miller ejected Royals 1B Nick Pratto (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 7th inning of the #Royals-#Guardians game. With one out and none on, Pratto took a 2-2 cutter from Guardians pitcher Aaron Civale for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px -0.86, pz 2.88), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Guardians were leading, 3-0. The Guardians ultimately won the contest, 3-0.

This is Brennan Miller (55)'s

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

This pitch was located 0.65 horizontal inches from being deemed incorrect.

This is the 139th ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 56th player ejection of 2023. Ejections: 66 Managers, 56 Players, 17 Coaches.

This is Kansas City's 3rd ejection of 2023, 3rd in the AL Central (MIN 8; CWS 7; KC 3; DET 2; CLE 0).

This is Nick Pratto's first career MLB ejection.

This is Brennan Miller's 3rd ejection of 2023, 1st since June 27 (Jim Hickey; QOC = Y [Pitch Clock]).

Wrap: Kansas City Royals vs Cleveland Guardians, 6/7/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Miller ejects Pratto after Nick alleges Brennan's strike calls to him were bad "all night"

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