PITTSBURGH — Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana will serve a three-game suspension, diminished from 4, for an altercation with a fan throughout a recreation on the Detroit Tigers on June 19.
The suspension went into quick impact, starting Sunday with the finale of a three-game house collection towards the New York Mets. Santana may even sit towards the St. Louis Cardinals on Monday and Tuesday earlier than being eligible to return within the finale of that collection Wednesday.
Santana, within the second recreation of a June 19 doubleheader, was seen in movies posted on social media mentioning the fan to a police officer earlier than leaping and swinging at the one who 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 grew to become an 8-4 Pirates win in 10 innings.
“You guys know me and I am a calm-demeanor kind of individual,” Santana mentioned after that recreation by an interpreter. “I’ve by no means had any points with any of the groups that I’ve performed for and I assume the man crossed the road just a few occasions. I’d 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 4⅔ 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 1⅔ innings.