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League Suspends Tampa Bay SS Colmenarez Saturday, June 8th , 2030 The Tampa Bay Rays were hoping for a more lenient ruling from the league office, but they didn't get it. In yesterday's game at Tropicana Field against the Arizona Diamondbacks, Rays shortstop Carlos Colmenarez was ejected by the home plate umpire after he vociferously questioned a third-strike call. The commissioner's office issued a 3-game suspension, saying the league would not tolerate a player behaving in that manner. The disgruntled Colmenarez refused to leave the field and kicked dirt on the umpire's shoes. His manager tried to keep him away from the umpire and physically had to remove him to the dugout with the help of the two other coaches. Reached for comment after getting the suspension notice, Colmenarez said he was too disgusted to talk about it. Colmenarez is hitting .284 for the season with 6 home runs, 22 RBIs and 34 runs scored. He has 66 hits in 232 at-bats and played in 59 games. |
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