Manny Machado is suspended one game and fined an undisclosed amount for “aggressively arguing and making contact with Umpire Bill Welke following his ejection in the top of the fifth inning of Saturday’s game.”
The 26-year-old is appealing the suspension because he says he never came in contact with Welke, despite no doubt blowing up after the strike call.
The Major League Baseball Umpires Association says that the punishment is not severe enough for the action. The MLB Umpires Association tweeted out the following message Tuesday in response to the news, “Manny Machado received a one-game suspension for contact with an umpire over balls and strikes and VIOLENTLY throwing his bat against the backstop with absolutely no regard to anyone’s safety. Violence in the workplace is not tolerated, and offenders are dealt with severely and even made examples of for the good of it’s (sic) employees, as well as the company itself. Is this truly what MLB wants to teach our youth?”
