MLB suspends Dodgers and Padres managers after chaotic bench-clearing incident
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MLB announced Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts and San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt were suspended one game after a chaotic incident during Thursday night's game between the clubs.
Padres reliever Robert Suárez has been suspended three games.
Suarez hit Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani with a pitch Thursday night during the chaos.
The tension started when Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. was batting with one out in the ninth inning with the Padres up 5-0.
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San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt, center, and Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts yell at each other after the Padres' Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit by a pitch during the ninth inning Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Dodgers’ relief pitcher Jack Little threw a 93 mph fastball that ran in on Tatis and hit him in the hand. It was the third time Dodgers pitchers have hit Tatis in seven games this season.
Padres manager Mike Shildt was irate that Tatis had been drilled again, stormed out of his dugout and began yelling toward the Dodgers’ bench.
As Shildt marched across the field, Dodgers’ manager Dave Roberts raced out of his dugout, and the two managers were face to face for a moment before being pulled away from each other. Both teams' bullpens and dugouts emptied.
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Eventually, order was restored, and both teams returned to their dugouts, but Shildt and Roberts were both ejected from the game. Despite both managers having been tossed, the fireworks