MLB pauses the Dodgers, Padres Manager after a per-pitch incident
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MLB announced that Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and San Diego Padres manager Mike Schild were suspended one game later A confusing incident During a match between clubs on Thursday night.
Padres releaser Robert Suarez has been suspended three games.
Suarez hit the Dodgers superstar shohei ohtani On a pitch during chaos on Thursday night.
The tension began as Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. batted the Padres 5-0 in the nine innings.
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San Diego Padres manager Mike Schilt, center and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts cried out at each other after hitting the pitch in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Dodgers relief pitcher Jack Little ran to Tatis and threw a 93 mph fastball that slammed him into his hand. It was the third time a Dodgers pitcher hit Tatis in seven games this season.
Padres manager Mike Schilt was angry That Tatis He was excavated again, jumping out of his dugout and began screaming towards the Dodgers’ bench.
As Silt marched over the field, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts started running out of the dugout, and the two managers met for a moment before being pulled away from each other. The bullpen and dugouts for both teams have been empty.
The team refuses to send agents to Dodger Stadium, so they say they turned their backs.
Eventually, the order was restored and both teams returned to the dugout, but both Schilt and Roberts were both kicked out of the game. The fireworks were not finished yet, despite both managers being thrown.
At the bottom of the nine innings, the Padres were 5-2 out, with the 3 base man with Otani on the bat.
Suarez was 3-0 behind the count to Ohatani, and on the next pitch Suarez beaned Otani with a 100 mph fastball on his right shoulder.
The Japanese superstar left his dugout from raiding the field when he walked through the first baseline to take his base. Suarez was kicked out to love Otani.
The Dodgers show Hiotani, center, is hit by a pitch where San Diego Padres relief pitcher Robert Suarez was thrown to the left as catcher Martin Maldonado Watch held in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
It was the second time both were hit by the pitch in the series after the Dodgers hit Tatis on the pitch.
It was also the sixth time Tatis has been hit by the Dodgers in his career.
The Padres won 5-3, but their concern lies in the results of Tatis’ X-ray and CT scans.
“(Dodgers) have to pray (results) that they will return to negative tomorrow.” Padres’ three bases Manny Machado I said. “They should. We, but they certainly should.”
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“It’s enough, whether it was (intentional) or not,” Schilt said. “We’ve got a guy who’s got the X-rays now. He’s one of the best players in the game. Luckily, he’s on our team. This guy took a shot, right?”
Roberts said he troubled him that Silt came out and began yelling at him.
“I didn’t feel good about Tatis (a great player, a good guy),” Roberts said. “I didn’t feel good about it. So (Silt) comes out and he screams at me, staring at me, which is bothering me.
Roberts also praised Otani for easing the situation after being excavated.
San Diego Padres manager Mike Schilt, center and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts cried out at each other after hitting the pitch in Los Angeles on Thursday, June 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
“Well, I think he knew it was intentional,” Roberts said. “He wasn’t hurt by it, he didn’t want any more drama.
The Dodgers won three of the four games in the series, and five of the seven games the team has played this season.
The NL West Rivals will then take place in Los Angeles from August 15th to 17th and in San Diego from August 22nd to 24th.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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