HOUSTON (AP) — Major League Baseball issued a one-game suspension and undisclosed financial penalty to Milwaukee relief pitcher Abner Uribe on Friday for his improper conduct directed at the St. Louis dugout during this week’s game.
Since Uribe is contesting the disciplinary action, he remains eligible to play Friday evening as the Brewers begin a three-game series in Houston.
The penalty stems from Uribe’s conduct on Tuesday evening after completing an inning with a strikeout during Milwaukee’s 6-0 win against the St. Louis Cardinals.
After getting Alec Burleson out on a called third strike with two outs and baserunners on first and second during the eighth inning — his only inning of work — Uribe performed three wrestling-style crotch chops while looking toward the Cardinals bench.
St. Louis requested a review of the close pitch call, but replay officials confirmed the strike was just inside the bottom edge of the strike zone.
Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy expressed his displeasure with Uribe’s conduct following the contest, stating he felt embarrassed by the display and calling it unacceptable behavior.
Speaking through a translator on Tuesday, Uribe issued an apology.
“Everyone here knows me and knows who I am, and knows I have a bit of a history of being emotional out there,” Uribe said. “I think first I owe an apology to the Brewers. I owe an apology to my teammates, to my manager, all the bosses of the team. I understand that’s unacceptable, to go out there and react in a way like that.”
This marks Uribe’s second disciplinary action in recent months, following a six-game suspension and fine he received after a bench-clearing incident involving the Tampa Bay Rays in April 2024.
