On Friday, Major League Baseball’s Senior Vice President for On-Field Operations, Michael Hill, announced that St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Mikolas has been suspended for five games and fined an undisclosed amount. This disciplinary action was taken due to Mikolas intentionally throwing at Chicago Cubs outfielder Ian Happ during Thursday night’s game. Additionally, Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol received a one-game suspension and a fine for Mikolas’ actions and missed Friday night’s game against Chicago.
Mikolas has chosen to appeal his suspension, and it will be held in abeyance until the appeals process is complete.
During the first inning of Thursday night’s game, Mikolas hit Happ in the back, which occurred 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. However, Happ and Contreras reconciled, and it appeared that there were no hard feelings between them.
The umpires discussed the situation before ejecting Mikolas from the game. Cardinals manager Marmol expressed his wishes for a warning to be issued earlier if there was intent behind the first pitch. He believes this would have prevented the subsequent ejection. Marmol and Mikolas both received disciplinary actions as a result of the incident.
The Cardinals suffered a loss in Mikolas’ start, with a final score of 10-3. They also lost to the Chicago Cubs on Friday night. In the second game of a four-game series, Cubs outfielder Mike Tauchman made an incredible catch to rob Cardinals pinch-hitter Alec Burleson of a potential walk-off home run.
Currently, Mikolas holds a 6-6 record for the year with a 4.38 ERA.
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