Brewers pitcher Abner Uribe apologizes after controversial strikeout celebration sparks backlash

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In modern baseball, every celebration gets praised, and anyone criticizing it gets treated like a buzzkill.

Milwaukee Brewers reliever Abner Uribe tested those boundaries on Tuesday.

With the Brewers coasting to a 6-0 lead in the eighth inning, the 25-year-old struck out Alec Burleson and immediately launched into a series of WWE-style, D-Generation X crotch chops.

Abner Uribe’s controversial celebration divided baseball fans, sparked retaliation fears, and drew criticism from his own manager. (John Fisher/Getty Images)

Brewers manager Pat Murphy was flat-out appalled.

"I don’t know what got over him," Murphy said postgame. "I mean, he’s an emotional guy, but that kind of thing, that’s just not how we do things. I was embarrassed by it... It’s a 6-0 game. What are we doing there?"

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Uribe later apologized to his teammates for the celebration. But the reliever also pushed back at Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol.

"First and foremost, everyone here knows me and knows who I am, and knows I have a bit of a history of being emotional out there," Uribe said.

"I owe an apology to the Brewers, I owe an apology to my teammates, to my manager, all the bosses of the team. I understand that’s unacceptable to go out there and react in a way like that."

The Brewers reliever is no stranger to controversy. In May 2024, Jose Siri tried swinging at Uribe during a dugout-clearing quarrel.

"I don’t think it’s professional for their manager to be making signs toward our