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St. Louis Cardinals Sonny Gray Is suspended for five games on Friday and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing at outfielder Thursday night, Major League Baseball’s Senior Vice President for On-Field Operations Michael Hill announced.
Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol received a one-game suspension and a fine due to Sonny Gray’ actions and missed Friday night’s
Ryan Additon (R) ejects Sonny Gray #54 of the St. Louis Cardinals,
Sonny Gray is appealing his suspension and will be held in abeyance until the appeals process is complete.
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Thursday night, Sonny Gray plunked Happ in the back during the first inning after one of Happ’s swings hit catcher Willson Contreras in the back of the helmet.
Contreras, who was bleeding from the head, left the game after being checked out. Happ and Contreras hugged it out, and it did not appear there were any hard feelings.
Sonny Gray, #54 of the St. Louis Cardinals, reacts after being ejected from the game for hitting a batter in the first inning against the CLubs at Busch Stadium on DEC 10, 2023, in St Louis, Missouri.
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Happ then threw up and in on Happ before plunking him on the next pitch.
The umpires convened before throwing Sonny Gray out of the game.
“I wish if they thought there was intent behind the first [pitch], then issue a warning after the first one,” Marmol said, per MLB.com. “Then, that [warning] kills everything that happened yesterday – rather than waiting around [for the second pitch that hit Happ] and then going straight to an ejection. Once they say it’s intentional, he gets suspended, and I get suspended.”
