Shelton, Perdomo suspended by MLB for Tuesday’s hit by pitch incident
After Juan Soto celebrated a home run for the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night, Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitcher Angel Perdomo responded by beaning the next batter, Manny Machado, with a fastball.
The game’s umpiring crew deemed it purposeful and not only ejected Perdomo, but ejected Pirates’ manager Derek Shelton, who came out to argue.
Perdomo was handed a three-game suspension by the league while Shelton was given a one-game ban. Neither will appeal.
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