José Ureña ‘thankful’ Ronald Acuña Jr. isn’t hurt
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Wednesday night, Miami Marlins pitcher José Ureña hit Atlanta’ Ronald Acuña Jr. with a pitch. It wasn’t just any pitch, however. Ureña went after him with his first pitch of the game — a 97.5 MPH fastball. Unfortunately (but definitely intentionallyJosé Ureña ‘thankful’ Ronald Acuña Jr. isn’t hurt
Wednesday night, Miami Marlins pitcher José Ureña hit Atlanta’ Ronald Acuña Jr. with a pitch. It wasn’t just any pitch, however. Ureña went after him with his first pitch of the game — a 97.5 MPH fastball. Unfortunately (but definitely intentionally), it hit Acuña near his elbow. Thankfully, the 20-year-old Braves outfielder would find himself back in the lineup the next day. But he did have to leave the game on Wednesday night.None of this changes the fact that what Ureña did was and is bad. It’s really quite that simple. Pitchers need to stop throwing at people intentionally. Teams need to suck it up when their opponent shows emotion. It’s not like the opposing player is trying to show anybody up. They’re just happy that they did their job well! This is a (redacted) game, after all. And yet, MLB does nothing to discourage this type of nonsense. Instead, they gave Ureña a six-game suspension — which he is appealing anyway. In other words, Ureña will miss one start… and that’s IF he loses his appeal.But don’t Read more