MLB Ejection 118 - Gabe Morales (1; Chris Bassitt)

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1B Umpire Gabe Morales ejected Blue Jays bench player Chris Bassitt (check swing strike call to George Springer) in the top of the 5th inning of the #BlueJays-#Diamondbacks game. With two out and none on, Blue Jays batter Springer attempted to check his swing on a 1-0 slider from Diamondbacks pitcher Yilber Diaz, ruled a ball by HP Umpire Ryan Additon and called a swinging strike on appeal by 1B Umpire Morales. At the time of the ejection, the Diamondbacks were leading, 5-1. The Diamondbacks ultimately won the contest, 12-1.

This is Gabe Morales (47)'s 1st ejection of 2024.

This is the 119th ejection of the 2024 MLB regular season.

This is the 45th player ejection of 2024. Ejection Tally: 56 Managers, 17 Coaches, 45 Players.

This is Toronto's 6th ejection of 2024, 2nd in the AL East (NYY 7; TOR 6; BAL, TB 3; BOS 2).

This is Chris Bassitt's first career MLB ejection.

This is Gabe Morales' 1st ejection since August 5, 2023 (Ruben Niebla; QOC = Y [Balk]).

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs Arizona Diamondbacks, 7/13/24 | Video as follows:

Alternate Link: Morales warns, ejects Bassitt arguing check swing strike call to Springer

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