Willson Contreras, first base of St. Louis Cardinalssix games were suspended for Major Baseball Leagues (MLB) and fined an unleashed figure after his expulsion in Monday’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates.
The 33 -year -old Venezuelan reacted angry, launched his bat and ended up accidentally hitting the batting coach Brown Brown.
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The incident occurred in the seventh inning, when Contreras was expelled by the main umpire, Derek Thomas, after a discussion about balls and strikes. In the midst of the altercation, the manager Oliver Mármol was also thrown out of the match. The incident was not there: as Katie Woo of The Athletic reported, once Contreras was taken to the dugout, Several objects were thrown to the ground, Among them protection equipment and even a cube of sweets Hi-Chew, which forced the cardinal staff to intervene to collect them.
The Contreras version and MLB’s response
After the game, the player denied having insulted the referee. “I don’t think I had any reason to throw me away”he explained to journalists. “I did not argue any launch in any day to bat. The only thing I said was: ‘Can the releases on both sides, because we are missing.’
Umpire team leader Jordan Baker offered another version. He said that both Contreras and Marble were sanctioned for “saying vulgar things to the arbiter of the dish, Derek Thomas,” and also said that the player came to have physical contact with him. Contreras rejected him, although he apologized to Brant Brown for the accidental blow with the bat. “I didn’t look back, I simply bored the batted. It was not on purpose”He clarified.
Six games will not apply immediately, since Contreras presented an appeal and was in the alignment on Tuesday night in the second game of the series against Pittsburgh. In sports, the Venezuelan beats .261 in the season, with 19 home runs, 72 driven and an OPS of .802.
Beyond the controversy, the Cardinals won a dramatic victory 7-6 thanks to a home run by Alec Burleson, which left the Pirates. The team maintains 65-67 mark, in full struggle not to get off the final stretch of the campaign.
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