O's Boston brawl, odd ejection?

[Tim C]

R3 (who went directly from the base to the fight area) was declared out for abandonment after the umpires huddled.

PO creditied to F2.

[Larry1953]

Originally Posted by Tim C

R3 (who went directly from the base to the fight area) was declared out for abandonment after the umpires huddled.

PO creditied to F2.

Is it a dead ball situation once a player has been ejected? Say a pitcher goes head hunting with a high and tight wild pitch allowing R3 to race home. U1 signals ejection but F1 covers the plate as F2 comes up with the rebound and makes the throw in time to F1 to tag R3. Did the ejection make it a dead ball? Did the ejection make F1 ineligible to make anymore plays?

In the Red Sox game, could R3 have avoided an abandonment call after the fight by stepping on home before entering the dugout?

Perhaps it would be best for umpires to be instructed not to eject a player while there is continuous action.

[Rich Ives]

Originally Posted by Larry1953

Is it a dead ball situation once a player has been ejected? Say a pitcher goes head hunting with a high and tight wild pitch allowing R3 to race home. U1 signals ejection but F1 covers the plate as F2 comes up with the rebound and makes the throw in time to F1 to tag R3. Did the ejection make it a dead ball? Did the ejection make F1 ineligible to make anymore plays?

In the Red Sox game, could R3 have avoided an abandonment call after the fight by stepping on home before entering the dugout?

Perhaps it would be best for umpires to be instructed not to eject a player while there is continuous action.

Ejections during a play do not take effect until the play is over. Play continues.

9.01(d)

[Larry1953]

Originally Posted by Rich Ives

Ejections during a play do not take effect until the play is over. Play continues.

9.01(d)

Thanks, Rich. There probably have not been many other ejections in the history of MLB when a batted ball was still in mid-air. R3 likely left the bag early too. That would have made for an unusual appeal as well.