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05/29 17:27 CDT Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe suspended 1 game for actions
against the Cardinals
Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe suspended 1 game for actions against the Cardinals
By KRISTIE RIEKEN
AP Sports Writer
HOUSTON (AP) --- Milwaukee reliever Abner Uribe received a one-game suspension
and an undisclosed fine for his inappropriate actions towards the St. Louis
dugout earlier this week, MLB announced Friday.
Uribe is appealing the suspension so he will be available Friday night when the
Brewers open a three-game series at Houston.
The suspension comes after Uribe's behavior Tuesday night following an
inning-ending strikeout in a 6-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals.
Uribe retired Alec Burleson on a called third strike with two outs and runners
on first and second in the eighth, the only inning he pitched. Uribe then made
three WWE-style crotch chops while facing the Cardinals dugout.
The Cardinals challenged the call, which was close, but narrowly confirmed to
be at the bottom of the strike zone.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said after the game that he was embarrassed by
Uribe's antics and that it was unacceptable. He reiterated that point Friday
after the suspension was announced.
"We accept the fact that the MLB has a job to do and I'll be the first one to
say what Abner did is unacceptable," Murphy said. "I'm not going to make any
other statements about what's fair and what's not fair. I don't have a full
view of everything and how it works or what all goes behind it. But Abner has
the right to appeal. He's done that and I support him on that."
Uribe said through an interpreter on Tuesday that he apologized to his team.
But he did not apologize to the Cardinals.
"Everyone here knows me and knows who I am, and knows I have a bit of a history
of being emotional out there," Uribe said. "I think first I owe an apology to
the Brewers. I owe an apology to my teammates, to my manager, all the bosses of
the team. I understand that's unacceptable, to go out there and react in a way
like that."
Uribe did not speak to reporters on Friday after the suspension was announced.
Murphy said Friday that they have dealt with the matter internally and added
that Uribe was not available to pitch Wednesday.
"He clearly understands," Murphy said. "He's clearly made the apologies he
needs to make. It was sincere. I know the kid very well and am happy with that."
Uribe was suspended for six games and fined following a benches-clearing brawl
against the Tampa Bay Rays in April 2024.
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