MLB Ejection 171 - Ryan Blakney (1; Marcell Ozuna)

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HP Umpire Ryan Blakney ejected Braves DH Marcell Ozuna (strike three call; QOCY) in the top of the 4th inning of the #Braves-#Cubs game. With one out and none on, Ozuna took a 1-2 sinker from Cubs pitcher Javier Assad for a called third strike. Replays indicate the pitch was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px 0.83, pz 2.89), the call was correct.* At the time of the ejection, the Cubs were leading, 5-2. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 8-6.

This is Ryan Blakney (36)'s 1st ejection of 2023.

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

This pitch was located 1.00 horizontal inches from being deems incorrect.

This is the 171st ejection report of the 2023 MLB regular season.

This is the 71st player ejection of 2023. Ejection Tally: 78 Managers, 71 Players, 22 Coaches.

This is Atlanta's 2nd ejection of 2023, 5th in the NL East (MIA 10; PHI 8; NYM 6; WAS 3; ATL 2).

This is Marcell Ozuna's first career MLB ejection.

This is Ryan Blakney's 1st ejection since August 31, 2022 (Brandon Crawford; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).

Wrap: Atlanta Braves vs Chicago Cubs, 8/5/23 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Blakney ejects Ozuna after strikeout, told him twice to stop

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