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Pittsburgh Pirates' pitcher Chris Devenski has been suspended three games for intentionally throwing at Cincinnati Reds infielder Sal Stewart during Saturday's game at PNC Park, MLB announced May 5.
Though the pitch missed Stewart, multiple umpires determined that the pitch was meant to hit him. Devenski was ejected from the game.
In addition, Pirates manager Don Kelly will serve a one-game suspension for his involvement in the incident.
Stewart has been one of the biggest reasons for the Reds' early surge to a 20-15 record. He is currently slashing .252/.338/.504 with nine home runs in 35 games. That is good for a 129 OPS+, the second-highest of any Red with at least 25 games played this year (Elly de la Cruz, 147).
Devenski's suspension will begin May 5 as the Pirates begin a road series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Kelly will also serve his suspension during the same game.
Following the May 2 game, Stewart was asked about the incident, to which he said he was glad someone (the umpires) still cared about his safety. He said he was glad the umpires took care of it.
"It was pretty blatantly obvious," Stewart said. He added, "Literally, I have no clue [why]. No one said anything."
"I saw that there was 17 seconds [on the pitch clock], so I just waited a second, you know, called time. Next thing you know, ball was just running through my ribs. I really don't know what happened."
Since the start of the MLB season, only one other situation has led to suspensions. An early April scuffle between the Los Angeles Angels and Atlanta Braves wound up getting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez and slugger Jorge Soler suspended for seven games each.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Chris Devenski suspended three games for throwing at Reds' Stewart
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Though the pitch missed Stewart, multiple umpires determined that the pitch was meant to hit him. Devenski was ejected from the game.
In addition, Pirates manager Don Kelly will serve a one-game suspension for his involvement in the incident.
Stewart has been one of the biggest reasons for the Reds' early surge to a 20-15 record. He is currently slashing .252/.338/.504 with nine home runs in 35 games. That is good for a 129 OPS+, the second-highest of any Red with at least 25 games played this year (Elly de la Cruz, 147).
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When will Chris Devenski's suspension begin?
Devenski's suspension will begin May 5 as the Pirates begin a road series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Kelly will also serve his suspension during the same game.
Sal Stewart's comments on Chris Devenski
Following the May 2 game, Stewart was asked about the incident, to which he said he was glad someone (the umpires) still cared about his safety. He said he was glad the umpires took care of it.
"It was pretty blatantly obvious," Stewart said. He added, "Literally, I have no clue [why]. No one said anything."
"I saw that there was 17 seconds [on the pitch clock], so I just waited a second, you know, called time. Next thing you know, ball was just running through my ribs. I really don't know what happened."
MLB suspensions this year
Since the start of the MLB season, only one other situation has led to suspensions. An early April scuffle between the Los Angeles Angels and Atlanta Braves wound up getting pitcher Reynaldo Lopez and slugger Jorge Soler suspended for seven games each.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Chris Devenski suspended three games for throwing at Reds' Stewart
Continue reading...
