US EditionCardinals’ Willson Contreras Gets 6-Game Suspension for on-Field Tirade and Plans to Appeal
Willson Contreras received a six-game suspension and fine after an outburst involving verbal abuse, umpire contact, and a bat thrown that struck a Cardinals coach, MLB said.
- On Monday, St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras was suspended six games and fined, and he has informed Major League Baseball he plans to appeal, delaying the penalty.
- After the called third strike, Willson Contreras was ejected for arguing balls and strikes and reportedly made contact with the plate umpire; he then tossed a bat toward first-base umpire Stu Scheurwater, accidentally hitting Cardinals hitting coach Brant Brown.
- Umpire Derek Thomas called a pitch from Yohan Ramírez with an 87.50% TruMedia called-strike probability, and Willson Contreras said, `I don't think he had any reason to throw me out`.
- Losing Willson Contreras removes a recent hot bat hitting.273/.324/.576 with three homers over the last 15 days, a major short-term loss as St. Louis Cardinals sit 5 1/2 games out of a wild-card berth.
- The discipline follows recent, similar incidents around the league; crew chief Jordan Baker said Contreras and Oliver Marmol were ejected for "saying vulgar stuff" and that Contreras made contact with an umpire.
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Cardinals' Willson Contreras gets 6-game suspension for on-field tirade and plans to appeal
Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for his tirade in St. Louis’ 7-6 win over Pittsburgh on Monday night.Contreras has informed Major League Baseball he plans to appeal the suspension,…
Cardinals’ Willson Contreras gets 6-game suspension for on-field tirade and plans to appeal
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for his tirade in St. Louis’ 7-6 win over Pittsburgh on Monday night. Contreras has informed Major League Baseball he plans to appeal the suspension, which means it will not take effect immediately. He was in the lineup for Tuesday night’s 8-3 loss to the Pirates and went 0 for 3, driving in a run with a groundout in the si…
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MLB hands down multi-game suspension after Cardinals' Willson Contreras meltdown, ejection
St. Louis Cardinals star Willson Contreras received a six-game ban one day after he was involved in a tense exchange during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.The MLB also handed the three-time All-Star a fine. The amount of the fine was not disclosed. Contreras has informed the league that he intends to appeal the suspension. The decision to appeal allowed Contreras to play in Tuesday night's game against the Pirates.During Monday's contest,…
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