PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana will serve a three-game suspension, decreased from 4, for an altercation with a fan throughout a sport on the Detroit Tigers on June 19.
The suspension went into fast impact, starting Sunday with the finale of a three-game dwelling sequence in opposition to the New York Mets. Santana may even sit in opposition to the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday and Tuesday earlier than being eligible to return within the finale of that sequence Wednesday.
Santana, within the second sport of a June 19 doubleheader, was seen in movies posted on social media declaring the fan to a police officer earlier than leaping and swinging at the one that was within the entrance row above Pittsburgh’s bullpen at Comerica Park.
After leaping on the fan, Santana was escorted away by Pirates bullpen personnel and held again by a teammate.
Santana later acquired the primary out of the ninth inning earlier than a rain delay stopped what turned an 8-4 Pirates win in 10 innings.
“You guys know me and I am a calm-demeanor sort of particular person,” Santana stated after that sport by way of an interpreter. “I’ve by no means had any points with any of the groups that I’ve performed for and I suppose the man crossed the road a couple of occasions. I might not like to enter it.”
Santana, a 29-year-old right-hander, is 2-1 with a 1.50 ERA and 5 saves in 36 video games this season. He has allowed one hit in 4 2/3 innings throughout 4 appearances because the day of the incident. In a 9-2 win over the Mets on Saturday, Santana struck out two with one stroll in 1 2/3 innings.