MLB Ejection 134 - Chad Whitson (1; Matt Wieters)

HP Umpire Chad Whitson ejected Nationals catcher Matt Wieters (balls/strikes; QOCY) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the Brewers-Nationals game. With one out and one on (R1), Wieters took a 1-1 fastball from Brewers pitcher Jhoulys Chacin for a called second strike before striking out swinging on the ensuing pitch; Wieters was ejected after a called strike during ensuing batter Wilmer Difo's plate appearance. Replays indicate of the 16 callable pitches during the bottom of the 6th inning, including the called second strike to Wieters that was located over the outer edge of home plate and thigh-high (px .855, pz 2.114), Whitson officiated all 16 properly (100% accuracy, 16/16), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Brewers were leading, 4-1. The Brewers ultimately won the contest, 4-1.

This is Chad Whitson (62)'s first ejection of 2018.
Chad Whitson now has 2 points in the UEFL Standings (-2 Prev + 2 AAA + 2 Correct Call = 2).
Crew Chief Mark Carlson now has 2 points in Crew Division (1 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 2).
*UEFL Rule 6-2-b-1 (Kulpa Rule): |0| < STRIKE < |.748| < BORDERLINE < |.914| < BALL.

This is the 134th ejection report of the 2018 MLB regular season.
This is the 65th player ejection of 2018. Prior to ejection, Wieters was 1-3 (SO) in the contest.
This is Washington's 8th ejection of 2018, 1st in the NL East (WAS 8; MIA, NYM 5; ATL 3; PHI 0).
This is Matt Wieters' first ejection since August 5, 2017 (Chad Whitson; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Chad Whitson's first ejection since August 5, 2017 (Matt Wieters; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Washington Nationals, 8/31/18 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 123 - Chad Whitson (1; Matt Wieters)

HP Umpire Chad Whitson ejected Nationals C Matt Wieters (ball one call) in the bottom of the 6th inning of the Nationals-Cubs game. With two out and none on, Cubs batter Jason Heyward took a 0-2 sinker from Nationals pitcher Matt Grace for a called first ball. Replays indicate the pitch was located off the edge of home plate and above the midpoint (px -.972, pz 3.431 [sz_top 3.319]), the call was correct. At the time of the ejection, the Cubs were leading, 6-3. The Cubs ultimately won the contest, 7-4.

This is Chad Whitson (62)'s first ejection of the 2017 MLB regular season.
Chad Whitson now has 6 points in the UEFL Standings (1 Prev + 3 AAA + 2 Correct Call = 6).
Crew Chief Tom Hallion now has 13 points in Crew Division (12 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 13).

This is the 123rd ejection report of 2017.
This is the 53rd player ejection of 2017. Prior to ejection, Wieters was 2-2 in the contest.
This is Washington's 5th ejection of 2017, 2nd in the NL East (MIA 6; WAS 5; ATL 4; NYM 2; PHI 1).
This is Matt Wieters' 1st ejection since April 21, 2016 (Dan Bellino; QOC = Y [Check Swing]).
This is Chad Whitson's first career MLB ejection.

Wrap: Washington Nationals vs. Chicago Cubs, 8/5/17 | Video as follows:

MLB Ejection 007 - Dan Bellino (1; Matt Wieters)

HP Umpire Dan Bellino ejected Orioles C Matt Wieters for arguing a strike three (check swing) call in the bottom of the 5th inning of the Blue Jays-Orioles game. With two out and two on, Wieters attempted to check his swing on a 0-2 changeup from Blue Jays pitcher Marco Estrada. Play reviewed and affirmed as correct by the UEFL Appeals Board (check swing). At the time of the ejection, the Blue Jays were leading, 2-1. The Orioles ultimately won the contest, 3-2.

This is Dan Bellino (2)'s first ejection of the 2016 MLB regular season.
Dan Bellino now has 6 points in the UEFL Standings (2 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 6).
Crew Chief Tom Hallion now has 6 points in Crew Division (5 Previous + 1 Correct Call = 6).

This is the seventh ejection of the 2016 MLB regular season.
This is the 4th player ejection of 2016. Prior to ejection, Wieters was 1-3 (SO) in the contest.
This is the Orioles' 1st ejection of 2016, 1st in the AL East (BAL 1; BOS, NYY, TB, TOR 0).
This is Matt Wieter's first ejection since May 29, 2012 (Doug Eddings; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).
This is Dan Bellino's first ejection since September 23, 2015 (Glen Perkins; QOC = Y [Balls/Strikes]).

Wrap: Toronto Blue Jays vs. Baltimore Orioles (American League Baseball), 4/21/16
Video: Wieters tries checking his swing, but to no avail as Bellino rings him up ("Read more")