Pirates Reliever Dennis Santana stands in front of a suspension of four matches After having a bizarre clearance with a fan In the second game of Thursday’s double -haired against the Tigers.
MLB announced Friday It charged the suspension and an unknown fine on Santana for “his aggressive actions towards a fan near the bull.”
Santana calls on the suspension and can play in Friday’s game against the Rangers while his case is evaluated.
Several videos posted on social media have shown that Santana jumps to the left stalls of the Taurus on Detroit’s Comerica Park and protrudes his arm in an apparent attempt to swing to the fan.
After the incident, Pirates Bullpen staff and a teammate Santana kept away from the plots and held him back.
“You know me – I’m a calm person,” Santana told reporters after the match. “I’ve never had trouble for one of the teams I played for. This guy crossed the line several times. ‘
Santana said the interruption took place around the seventh innings of the game, adding that he had never been involved in a similar incident with a fan in his baseball career.
“They have crossed the line too many times,” Santana said after being asked how he felt about the incident. “Not only the actions, but yes, it was too much.”
He also noticed that he was talking to it Pirates -Manager Don Kelly About the break after the match and told him he regretted what he did, but insisted that he be a professional.
Prior to Friday’s game, Kelly talked to Media about the incident.
“Everyone in this knows Dennis Santana and how cool, calm, collects he is and what kind of man he is,” Kelly said. “I think that, as a player, looking back at my career, when you’re on your way, you expect ribbing.
‘You expect certain things to happen from the point of view of a fan, but there is a certain rule you can go to. And according to my understanding, the line was crossed yesterday. ‘
The judge had a warm start this season with the Pirates, which was up to a 1.72 era and 25 strokes through 31⅓ innings.
He played for five different teams during his eight-year MLB career, including Stints with the Mets (2023) and Yankees (2024).
