ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Angels pitcher Noé Ramirez has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for throwing a pitch in the area of Houston outfielder Jake Marisnick’s head, and Los Angeles manager Brad Ausmus has been suspended a game and fined.
This item is available in full to subscribers.
To continue reading, you will need to either log in to your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you are a current print subscriber, you can set up a free website account and connect your subscription to it by clicking here.
If you are a digital subscriber with an active, online-only subscription then you already have an account here. Just reset your password if you've not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) – Angels pitcher Noé Ramirez has been suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount for throwing a pitch in the area of Houston outfielder Jake Marisnick’s head, and Los Angeles manager Brad Ausmus has been suspended a game and fined.
Joe Torre, Chief Baseball Officer for Major League Baseball, announced the penalties Wednesday, a day after Ramirez drilled Marisnick between the shoulder blades with a 1-1 pitch in the sixth inning of the Angels’ 7-2 home victory .
Ramirez said he will appeal the suspension.
Ausmus said he thought his suspension was unnecessary but that since MLB thought Ramirez committed an egregious offense that he should be penalized, too.
“I thought three games for Noe was a little bit steep, but he still has the appeals process to go through,” Ausmus said.
Marisnick was playing his first game against Los Angeles since his violent home plate collision with catcher Jonathan Lucroy.
Marisnick ran over Lucroy while trying to score in Houston on July 7, leaving Lucroy with a concussion and a broken nose. He’s out for at least three more weeks after having surgery on his broken nose Tuesday.
Astros manager AJ Hinch said he expected Torre’s office to step in after Tuesday’s incident. He said he also hopes both teams consider the matter closed.
“My reaction is really that it should be over and settled and done with,” he said. “I think we will all be better served letting MLB be MLB and let us play the game on the field and get away from this issue.”