Uribe gets 1-game suspension for actions vs. Cards, appeals decision

HOUSTON -- Brewers co-closer Abner Uribe is appealing the one-game suspension and the undisclosed fine levied by Major League Baseball on Friday for what the league described as “his inappropriate actions” towards the Cardinals’ dugout during Tuesday’s game at American Family Field.

After securing an inning-ending strikeout in what became a 6-0 Brewers win, Uribe pounded his chest, pointed to the sky and then turned to the Cardinals’ dugout and gestured several times in a way Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy later described as “unacceptable” and unofficial Brewers captain Christian Yelich called “over the top.”

MLB agreed, and so Michael Hill, the league’s senior vice president for on-field operations, announced a suspension that was scheduled to be served Friday evening, when the Brewers open a three-game series against the Astros at Daikin Park. Uribe exercised his right to appeal, meaning the suspension and fine will be held in abeyance until that process is complete.

After Tuesday’s game, Uribe issued an apology that notably omitted the Cardinals and their manager, Carlos Marmol, for reasons that became more clear a day later as each side levied accusations of improper action against the other – the Cardinals charging Brewers coaches for relaying signs to batters from the dugout, and the Brewers charging Marmol with calling for Cardinals pitchers to throw at Brewers hitters.

“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 on Tuesday night. “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.”

It’s not the first time the 25-year-old, hard-throwing right-hander has drawn discipline. In 2024, Uribe was suspended six games for throwing a punch at Rays outfielder Jose Siri during an April game at American Family Field. He appealed and had the penalty reduced to four games, but had been demoted to the Minors in the meantime, so Uribe did not serve that suspension until the start of the 2025 season.

When he returned, Uribe was a model citizen and a terrific bullpen performer for the Brewers, pitching 80 games in the 2025 regular season and postseason with a 1.77 ERA, and ascending to the closer’s role after All-Star Trevor Megill went down in August with a forearm injury.

Megill and Uribe have split ninth-inning duties so far this season. Uribe has a 4.19 ERA and is 5-for-7 so far in save opportunities in 21 total appearances.