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Major League Baseball suspended Dennis Santana 4 games aft helium swung astatine a instrumentality during a heated altercation during Thursday night’s doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers.
The Pittsburgh Pirates alleviation pitcher was besides fined an undisclosed amount.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana throws against the Detroit Tigers successful the ninth inning during the 2nd shot crippled of a doubleheader, Thursday, June 19, 2025, successful Detroit. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
Santana, 29, declined to get into specifics erstwhile helium addressed the concern with reporters aft the game, but did accidental that the instrumentality progressive had "crossed the line.
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"You guys cognize maine — I'm a calm-demeanor benignant of person," Santana said done an interpreter aft the game. "I've ne'er had immoderate issues for immoderate of the teams I've played for. This feline crossed the enactment a fewer times."
The incidental played retired during the seventh inning of the 2nd crippled adjacent the visitor’s bullpen. Santana was seen approaching the partition with a information defender oregon serviceman and pointing successful the absorption of a fan.
Pittsburgh Pirates alleviation pitcher Dennis Santana (60) delivers the shot to the Miami Marlins astatine PNC Park connected June 11, 2025. (Philip G. Pavely-Imagn Images)
That’s erstwhile the reliever leaped up and took a plaything astatine the fan.
PIRATES RELIEVER DENNIS SANTANA SWINGS AT FAN WHO 'CROSSED THE LINE' DURING FIERY ALTERCATION
"He crossed the line, and I'd similar to permission it astatine that. I've ne'er had thing similar this hap successful my 8 years successful baseball," Santana added.
Santana volition inactive look for the Pirates arsenic his entreaty of the suspension is reviewed by the league.
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Dennis Santana against the Arizona Diamondbacks astatine Chase Field connected May 27, 2025. (Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn Images)
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A Detroit Tigers spokesperson confirmed to The Athletic connected Thursday that the instrumentality was ejected from the game.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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