US EditionPadres-Dodgers discipline: Robert Suarez, both managers receive bans
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA, JUN 21 – Major League Baseball suspended Padres pitcher Robert Suarez for three games and managers Mike Shildt and Dave Roberts for one game each after a benches-clearing incident involving eight hit batters.
- Major League Baseball handed San Diego Padres pitcher Robert Suarez a three-game suspension and monetary penalty for deliberately pitching at Shohei Ohtani on June 19, 2025.
- The suspension followed tensions during a Padres-Dodgers game, including Dodgers pitcher Jack Little hitting Fernando Tatis Jr., which led to both benches clearing without punches.
- Managers Mike Shildt of the Padres and Dave Roberts of the Dodgers received one-game suspensions and fines for unsportsmanlike conduct related to inciting the benches-clearing incident.
- Through an interpreter, Suarez stated that he had no intention of causing problems or striking anyone, and he revealed his intention to challenge the suspension through an appeal.
- The disciplinary measures highlight the escalating tension between the two Southern California contenders as the MLB season approaches its midpoint, with playoff stakes becoming increasingly significant.
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Padres-Dodgers discipline: Robert Suarez, both managers receive bans
Major League Baseball suspended San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Robert Suarez for three games Friday, while Padres manager Mike Shildt and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts received one-game suspensions following the conclusion of a feisty four-game series between the teams this week.
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