MILWAUKEE. – Dominican reliever Abner Uribe offered a public apology to his teammates and coaching staff of the Milwaukee Brewers after being involved in a controversy during the 6-0 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals at American Family Field.
The right-hander made obscene gestures towards the St. Louis dugout after striking out Alec Burleson in the eighth inning, an action that was labeled as “unacceptable” by manager Pat Murphy.
“I owe an apology to the Brewers, my teammates, the manager, and all the coaches,” said Uribe, who acknowledged that he reacted incorrectly due to the emotional intensity of the moment.
However, the Dominican also accused the Cardinals’ manager, Oliver Marmol, of making signs towards the Milwaukee dugout during the first game of the series, insinuating possible hit-by-pitches to Brewers players.
“I don’t think it’s professional to make gestures towards our cave saying they’re going to hit our guys,” Uribe declared.
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For his part, Mármol avoided delving into the controversy and noted that Milwaukee handled the situation internally with speed.
The incident also included a verbal exchange between Uribe and Panamanian catcher Iván Herrera, after a hit pitch on a 2-0 count.
Meanwhile, in Los Angeles, Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to start this Wednesday for the Los Angeles Dodgers against the Colorado Rockies, despite the scare after being hit by a pitch on his right hand during Tuesday’s game.
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The Japanese player left the game preventatively after being hit by a pitch from left-hander Kyle Freeland, although the impact was largely absorbed by the protection on his hand.
Manager Dave Roberts indicated that the team will evaluate before the game if Ohtani will also act as a batter, although he confirmed that the star pitcher will not need imaging tests.
Ohtani is going through another historic season and arrives at the commitment with an ERA of 0.73, one of the best marks in Major League Baseball among starters with more than 30 innings pitched.
In addition, the mound duel against Tomoyuki Sugano will mark the 21st matchup between Japanese-born starters in Major League history.
