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Sal Stewart Was Right, MLB Takes Hard Stance on Chris Devenski-Reds Incident

Cincinnati Reds On SI·Zach Pressnell·28 days ago
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Over the weekend, the Cincinnati Reds were swept by the Pittsburgh Pirates, and the series didn't end without some drama. During the second game of the series, the Pirates led the Reds by nine runs in the seventh inning. Sal Stewart called time after Chris Devenski tried to quick pitch him, and Devenski seemed to take exception, throwing the next pitch at Stewart. Stewart was adamant that it was intentional, and the umpires opted to eject Devenski from the game. The Pirates and their fans argued that this wasn't intentional, but it seemed pretty clear that it was. The umpires believed so. On Tuesday, the MLB backed the umpires up by fining Devenski and suspending him for three games, per MLB insider Bob Nightengale. "Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Chris Devenski receives three-game suspension and is fined for throwing at Sal Stewart of the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday and manager Don Kelly is suspended one game and will miss tonight’s game vs. Arizona," Nightengale wrote in a post to X on Tuesday.…

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