San Diego Padres right-hander Robert Suarez was suspended three games and received an undisclosed fine for hitting Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani with a pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning of Thursday's game at Dodger Stadium, MLB announced.
Robert Suarez hits Shohei now and is tossed from the game pic.twitter.com/0T0iZiw9KM
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Suarez's suspension was set to begin on Friday, but the pitcher elected to appeal the decision after claiming the hit-by-pitch wasn't intentional.
"It wasn't intentional," Suarez said through a translator, according to MLB.com's AJ Cassavell.
"That decision was made by the umpires. I knew there was a warning issued to both clubs. But I obviously wasn't trying to hit him in that situation."
Padres manager Mike Shildt and Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts were also suspended one game apiece for their roles in Thursday's benches-clearing fracas. Both managers were ejected after they stormed the field when Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit by a pitch.
Benches cleared during Padres-Dodgers after Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit
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Dave Roberts and Mike Shildt had words for each other pic.twitter.com/5NQkbRKtlg
The two skippers will serve their suspensions on Friday.
