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05/29 23:08 CDT Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe suspended 1 game for actions
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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 toward the St. Louis
dugout earlier this week, MLB announced Friday.
Uribe is appealing the suspension so he was able to pitch Friday night, getting
the win in a 10-inning 5-4 victory over the Houston Astros.
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 pitched for the first time since the incident in the ninth inning on
Friday night with the game tied. The Astros loaded the bases with one out, but
he struck out Brice Matthews before retiring Isaac Paredes on a popout to send
it to the 10th.
Uribe wouldn't discuss his suspension or appeal after the game but did talk
about his overall mindset with everything that was going on Friday.
"No, the mentality was the same as it is any other day," he said in Spanish
through a translator. "Go to the bullpen, do my routine and prepare myself to
be ready for the game."
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 stoic on the mound Friday night and was asked afterward how he can
manage his emotions moving forward to avoid situations like the one on Tuesday.
"I think a lot of it just depends on the game situation," he said. "The game
will dictate a lot of those things. I'm the type of pitcher that I like to have
a lot of fun out there and I like to enjoy pitching out there. So there's some
times I like to have a little bit more fun than others, but I think the game
will let you know."
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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