Cardinals Manager Oliver Marmol: Brewers Relayed Signs Before Abner Uribe Gesture

St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol said he warned the Milwaukee Brewers about relaying signs from the dugout during Tuesday night’s game, a situation that came to a head when Milwaukee reliever Abner Uribe gestured toward the St. Louis dugout with three WWE-style crotch chops after an inning-ending strikeout in the eighth.

Uribe, speaking through an interpreter, said after the game that he believed Marmol had been making signs that led him to believe were meant to direct Cardinals pitchers to hit Brewers batters with pitches, in particular outfielder Christian Yelich and catcher William Contreras.

Speaking with reporters before a Wednesday afternoon matchup between the teams, Marmol initially said he didn’t have a reaction to Uribe’s accusations.

"I’d rather not blow anything out of proportion," Marmol said. "I think it already has been, to be quite honest with you."

When pressed further about the matter, he responded.

"I’ve got no issues telling you the full story, but I just think, like anything these days, it gets blown up. This is like an everyday occurrence," Marmol said. "We felt like [the Brewers] were being pretty demonstrative about relaying signs from the dugout."

Marmol said that’s when he mouthed and gestured to the Brewers' dugout.

"I looked over, and I said, ‘Hey, you gotta do it, be smart, you’re gonna get somebody hurt,’" Marmol said, while pointing to his ribs. "Like, ‘What we trying to do here?’ That was it."

Marmol said there was also an incident involving an unnamed Brewers coach before the game concerning the sign-relaying issue. That same coach and Marmol spoke after the game, according to Marmol, who said he hadn’t had any discussions with Brewers manager Pat Murphy, who condemned Uribe’s