"ST. LOUIS -- First baseman Willson Contreras has been suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount for his tirade during the St. Louis Cardinals' 7-6 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night."
"Contreras threw a bat that mistakenly hit Cardinals hitting coach Brant Brown and tossed bubble gum on the field after he was ejected. Manager Oliver Marmol also was tossed during an animated argument with the umpires after a called third strike in the seventh inning."
"Contreras said he didn't understand why he was thrown out of the game. He said he argued balls and strikes with plate umpire Derek Thomas but didn't address a specific pitch and didn't say anything disrespectful. "Apparently, he heard something (he thought) I said. I did not say that," Contreras said."
"Crew chief Jordan Baker told a pool reporter that Contreras and Marmol were ejected for "saying vulgar stuff" to Thomas. Baker also said Contreras made contact with the plate umpire."
Willson Contreras received a six-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for a tirade during the Cardinals' 7-6 win over the Pirates. Contreras has filed an appeal, so the suspension will not take effect immediately and he remained in the lineup the next night. The incident included a thrown bat that accidentally struck hitting coach Brant Brown and Contreras tossing bubble gum on the field after being ejected. Manager Oliver Marmol was also ejected during a dispute. Crew chief Jordan Baker reported ejections for vulgar language and said Contreras made contact with the plate umpire.
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