San Diego Padres pitcher Ron Marinaccio was issued a three-game suspension and an undisclosed fine after Major League Baseball concluded he intentionally hit Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson with a pitch, ESPN and The Associated Press reported.
Padres manager Craig Stammen also received a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine in connection with the same play. Stammen served his suspension Monday night while San Diego visited St. Louis, according to the report.
MLB Disciplines Marinaccio And Stammen
Michael Hill, MLB's senior vice president for on-field operations, announced the discipline after reviewing the ninth-inning incident from Saturday's game between the Padres and Orioles.
Marinaccio hit Henderson with the first pitch of an at-bat with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning. San Diego was leading by six runs on its way to a 9-3 win over Baltimore.
Marinaccio was ejected after the pitch. Stammen came out to argue and was ejected as well.
Marinaccio appealed the suspension, ESPN/AP reported, which means he remains eligible to play until the appeal process is complete.
Discipline Follows Late-Inning Hit-By-Pitch
The ruling gives the Padres an immediate managerial absence and leaves Marinaccio's availability in a temporary holding pattern while the appeal runs its course.
The article did not disclose the amount of either fine, and it did not report a timetable for Marinaccio's appeal. It did, however, tie the discipline directly to MLB's finding that the pitch to Henderson was intentional.
For Baltimore, the incident adds a formal league response to a game that had already turned lopsided by the ninth inning. For San Diego, it creates a short-term roster and bullpen question around Marinaccio while the Padres wait for the appeal result.
The core facts are narrow but consequential: MLB issued suspensions, Stammen began serving his, and Marinaccio chose the appeal path available to him under league discipline procedures.