Pitcher Ryan Tepera 3 games and a fine and David Ross suspended one game and a fine.
Here's the offending pitch that hits Brewer pitcher Brandon Woodruff...
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Tepera throws behind Brandon Woodruff <a href="https://t.co/TBs9w1ZLyE">pic.twitter.com/TBs9w1ZLyE</a></p>— Bally Sports Wisconsin (@BallySportWI) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportWI/status/1382141604794884097?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >April 14, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
But Woodruff has hit Cubs catcher Willson Contreras 7 times over the last year, including one earlier in the same game.
In fact it's so bad the Cubs later tweeted this...
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Unbelievable. <a href="https://t.co/xUIrMPS2Pt">pic.twitter.com/xUIrMPS2Pt</a></p>— Chicago Cubs (@Cubs) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cubs/status/1382180010551808002?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >April 14, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
But post game, Willson Contreras did an interview, saying that when you want to hit someone, maybe it shouldn't be a pitcher; basically admitting it was on purpose.
Tepera decided to appeal the suspension instead of serving time starting today.
He must have missed the post game interview...
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">“That probably was a mistake by us. Trying to hit the pitcher. I don’t think he’s the right guy to do it...<br><br>I think if you wanna hit somebody, it will have to be a position player.”<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Brewers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw ">#Brewers</a> + <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cubs?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw"># Cubs</a> = Rivalry <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FTC?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#F TC</a> <a href="https://t.co/UowSjI89gG">pic.twitter.com/UowSjI89gG</a></p>— BREW MATHs (@BREW_MATHs) <a href="https://twitter.com/BREW_MATHs/status/1382169927017234434?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" >April 14, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Cannot make this shit up.