Tampa Bay Rays reliever Edwin Uceta was suspended three video games and fined an undisclosed quantity by Main League Baseball for throwing at Nick Castellanos throughout Tuesday’s sport in opposition to the Philadelphia Phillies.
MLB additionally introduced that Rays supervisor Kevin Money has been suspended one sport. It was unclear as of Wednesday afternoon whether or not Uceta will enchantment the suspension.
Uceta was ejected within the eighth inning Tuesday after hitting Castellanos with a 96 mph pitch. The hard-throwing right-hander mentioned he didn’t plunk Castellanos on function, claiming he threw a changeup, however the Phillies didn’t imagine Uceta.
“I had an amazing sense that I used to be about to get drilled,” Castellanos mentioned. “All of us simply obtained a way of what it was — he was simply [ticked] off that he obtained hit round and his ERA shot via the roof.”
Uceta had surrendered a tiebreaking two-run double earlier within the inning to pinch hitter Cal Stevenson, then gave up a Buddy Kennedy RBI single, a two-run Trea Turner homer and a Bryce Harper double earlier than Castellanos stepped to the plate. Uceta’s pitch hit Castellanos on the hip, which induced each benches and bullpens to empty and the gamers to collect on the infield grass.
If Uceta doesn’t file an enchantment, his suspension would start with Wednesday’s three-game collection finale in Philadelphia.
Uceta, 26, is 2-0 with a 1.49 ERA and two saves in 25 appearances this season, his first with the Rays. He entered Tuesday’s sport with a 0.79 ERA.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
