Reds manager, player suspended for bench-clearing incident
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Reds announced Monday that manager David Bell and outfielder Jesse Winker were given one-game suspensions and fines for a bench-clearing incident in the second game of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs.
Joey Votto was fined but not suspended. Cubs coach Mike Borzello received a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine.
The teams confronted each other on the field in the fourth inning after pitchers threw close to batters’ heads, but no punches ensued.
The tension began when the first pitch from Reds rookie starter Tejay Antone sailed over Cubs leadoff batter Anthony Rizzo to the backstop. Rizzo had homered twice in Game 1. Home-plate umpire Nic Lentz quickly warned both benches.
In the bottom of the fourth, Cubs pitcher Adbert Alzolay threw a fastball to Shogo Akiyama that sailed high and inside, prompting Votto and other Reds players to shout from the dugout.
Rizzo, the Cubs first baseman, started yelling back and that brought Votto and Winker out of the dugout. First-base umpire Dan Bellino ejected both Reds, and Bell was also ejected as the benches and bullpens started to empty on both sides.
Cubs manager David Ross and Borzello were also ejected.
A press release said Bell was penalized for the actions of the team as a whole, and for “excessive arguing during the bottom of the fourth-inning.”
Winker and Votto were disciplined for leaving the bench and contributing to the fourth-inning incident.
Bell and Winker are scheduled to serve their suspension Monday night, when the Reds host the St. Louis Cardinals. Winker has the option to file an appeal, the press release said, but it makes no mention of an appeal for Bell.
Borzello was disciplined for excessive arguing, using inappropriate language, and failing to leave the dugout after he was ejected.
Source URL: Read More
The public content above was dynamically discovered – by graded relevancy to this site’s keyword domain name. Such discovery was by systematic attempts to filter for “Creative Commons“ re-use licensing and/or by Press Release distributions. “Source URL” states the content’s owner and/or publisher. When possible, this site references the content above to generate its value-add, the dynamic sentimental analysis below, which allows us to research global sentiments across a multitude of topics related to this site’s specific keyword domain name. Additionally, when possible, this site references the content above to provide on-demand (multilingual) translations and/or to power its “Read Article to Me” feature, which reads the content aloud to visitors. Where applicable, this site also auto-generates a “References” section, which appends the content above by listing all mentioned links. Views expressed in the content above are solely those of the author(s). We do not endorse, offer to sell, promote, recommend, or, otherwise, make any statement about the content above. We reference the content above for your “reading” entertainment purposes only. Review “DMCA & Terms”, at the bottom of this site, for terms of your access and use as well as for applicable DMCA take-down request.