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Seattle Mariners Outfielder Victor Robles was suspended in 10 matches after throwing a bat on a jug while on a minor league rehabilitation task in the Pacific Coast League.
Robles played for Tacoma Rainiers when a ball from Las Vegas Aviators Kande Joey Estes came high and inside. The ball went out of bats, and when Robles spun around Catcher, he threw bats at the haug.
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Seattle Mariners Right Fielder Victor Robles (10) runs towards the first base after hit a double against Texas Rangers during the ninth lap in T-Mobile Park. (Steven Bisig/IMAGN -Pictures)
Major League Baseball announced the suspension on Tuesday.
Jerry Dipoto, Mariners’ president of baseball operations, journalists told the team’s match against Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday that Robles was set to be revoked next week, but the incident and the subsequent suspension changed their plans.
He apologized for a post on his Instagram stories Monday.
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Seattle Mariners Right Fielder Victor Robles (10) responds to a surrounding double game during the seventh round against San Diego Padres in T-Mobile Park. (Stephen Brashear/Imag images)
“I want to take a moment to apologize for my recent reaction to the field,” he wrote. “I let my frustration get the best of me and I understand how it can have affected not only the game, but the energy and respect we all work so hard to maintain.
“Getting out of a long rehabilitation and being away from the game for most of the season has been physically and mentally challenging. Adding to what the recent passing of my mother has been incredibly hard and I have done my best to keep it together. It is not an excuse, but a certain context I feel you deserve to understand where I come from.”
The suspension will be effective on the first day Robles returns to the team’s active list. He is not allowed to play in any game, including additional rehabilitation games in minors when the suspension begins.
Seattle Mariners Outfielder Victor Robles (10) stands on the field before their match against Oakland Athletics at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum. (Eakin Howard/Imag images)
Robles appeals the disciplinary action.
