MLB announced that veteran relief pitcher Aroldis Chapman has been suspended for two games after a heated argument with the home plate umpire who ejected him.
“Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Aroldis Chapman has been charged with inappropriate conduct in the bottom of the eighth inning of Monday night’s game against the New York Mets at Citi Field,” MLB Senior Vice President Michael Hill said in a statement. He was given a two-game suspension and an undisclosed fine.” It was an on-field operation, it said in a statement.
“Unless there is an appeal, Chapman’s suspension is scheduled to begin on Friday when the Pirates host the Boston Red Sox at PNC Park. If Chapman chooses to appeal, his disciplinary action will be suspended until that process is completed. “It will be done.” ”
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Aroldis Chapman of the Pittsburgh Pirates pitches against the New York Mets at Citi Field on April 15, 2024 in New York, New York. (Daniel Shiley/MLB Photo via Getty Images)
Chapman’s Pittsburgh Pirates were playing the New York Mets, and Chapman was pitching in the bottom of the eighth inning at Citi Field. Mets outfielder Harrison Bader hit a double to put the Mets ahead, and it was the winning hit.
Chapman clearly didn’t like home plate umpire Edwin Moscoso’s call of the ball and strike and said something to Moscoso, who went to retrieve the ball from the catcher.
A strange snowstorm fell during the Pirates’ home opener against the Orioles at PNC Park.
Moscoso waited a few seconds before removing Chapman from the match, and that’s when things got even more heated.
Chapman hit Moscoso in the face and the two went back and forth before the southpaw finally retreated to the dugout to accept his fate.
It is unclear whether Chapman plans to appeal his suspension.
Chapman, 36, is in his first season with the Pirates, signing a one-year contract worth $10.5 million as a free agent. The guy with a fastball that hits triple digits on radar guns is playing for his fourth team in three seasons.
Aroldis Chapman of the Pittsburgh Pirates takes the mound in the bottom of the eighth inning against the Washington Nationals on April 4, 2024 at Nationals Park in Washington, DC. (Jess Rapfogel/Getty Images)
Last season, Chapman played for the Kansas City Royals at the beginning of the season before being traded to the Texas Rangers. The Rangers won the World Series against the Arizona Diamondbacks, giving Chapman his second World Series ring.
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Chapman has played in nine games for the Pirates this season, posting a 4.76 ERA.
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