Ejections: Brian O'Nora (1)

HP Umpire Brian O'Nora ejected Twins Manager Ron Gardenhire for arguing a reviewed and overturned: foul ball call in the bottom of the 1st inning of the Yankees-Twins game. With two out and one on, Twins batter Justin Morneau hit a 1-0 fastball from Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia for a home run call by 1B Umpire Jim Wolf. After instant replay review, the umpires overturned the call to a foul ball. Replays indicate the ball crossed into and exited the playing field in foul territory [in front of the pole], the call was correct.*^ At the time of the ejection, the contest was tied, 0-0. The Yankees ultimately won the contest, 8-4.

This is Brian O'Nora (7)'s first ejection of 2011.
Brian O'Nora now has 4 points in the Umpire Ejection Fantasy League (0 Previous + 2 MLB + 2 Correct Call = 4).
Brian O'Nora is owned as a Secondary Umpire by jeruhmed, who is now tied for 27th place in the UEFL with 7 points.
*This call is correct per UEFL Rule 6.b.ii.g.

^Brian O'Nora is listed as the calling umpire under UEFL Rule 6.b.iii.a.2., as O'Nora was the acting crew chief during this contest.

This is the 159th ejection of 2011.
This is the 76th Manager ejection of 2011.
This is Ron Gardenhire's fifth ejection of 2011. All 2011 Gardenhire ejections are associated with  a 'correct' QOC.
Gardenhire is one umpire short of the "ejection cycle" (Ejections by... HP: 3, 2B: 1, 3B: 1).
This is the first ever instant replay review ejection in Major League Baseball.

Wrap: Yankees at Twins 8/18/11
Video (1): Gardenhire ejected after an overturned review results in a foul ball
Video (2): Girardi asks for the home run / foul ball review; conclusive evidence overturns the original call