San Diego Padres closer Robert Suarez will begin serving a reduced two-game suspension on Wednesday, multiple outlets reported.
Suarez, 34, originally received a three-game ban from Major League Baseball for intentionally hitting Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani on Thursday. Suarez dropped his appeal after the suspension was reduced, per the reports.
Padres manager Mike Shildt and Dodgers skipper Dave Roberts earned one-game suspensions for their roles in the conclusion to a contentious series.
Suarez also was fined for beaning Ohtani in the bottom of the ninth inning. It was in response to Dodgers rookie Jack Little hitting San Diego star Fernando Tatis Jr. with a pitch in the top of that inning, which prompted a benches-clearing incident with pushing and shoving.
The Padres won that game 5-3 to avoid getting swept in the four-game series in Los Angeles.
Suarez, an All-Star in 2024, is 2-3 with a 3.51 ERA and a National League-leading 22 saves in 35 games this season. The right-hander has a career record of 20-10 with a 3.01 ERA and 59 saves in 171 appearances (no starts) since his MLB debut with the Padres in 2022.
Suarez will sit out Wednesday’s home matinee against the Washington Nationals and Friday’s series opener versus the host Cincinnati Reds.
–Field Level Media
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