MLB has reduced the punishment for Seattle Mariners outfielder Victor Robles after a success appeal. Robles, who was originally suspended 10 games for throwing a bat at a minor-league pitcher, will serve a seven-game suspension that will start Friday, the team announced Friday.
Robles will miss the Mariners’ next two series, against the Cleveland Guardians and the Tampa Bay Rays. He is eligible to return Sept. 6, partway through Seattle’s series at the Atlanta Braves.
The bat-throwing incident took place Aug. 18, when Robles was playing with the Mariners’ Triple-A affiliate, the Tacoma Rainiers, as part of a rehab assignment. Robles erupted after being hit by a pitch, throwing a bat at the pitcher and later launching a box of sunflower seeds onto the field. He was quickly ejected from the game and had to be held back by teammates.
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Hours after the ejection, Robles posted a lengthy apology to his Instagram story, saying it had been the fifth time he was hit by a pitch in 15 at-bats and the past few months of rehab had been “physically and mentally challenging.” Additionally, he shared that his mother recently passed away.
“That’s not an excuse, but some context I feel you deserve to understand where I’m coming from,” Robles said as part of the apology before adding, “I’m committed to being better, not just as a player, but as a teammate and competitor.”
The outfielder was recovering from a dislocated shoulder suffered in April when he made a diving catch and got caught in netting at San Francisco’s Oracle Park.
Robles returned to the Mariners on Saturday. He started in right field for three of Seattle’s past five games while he was appealing the league’s 10-game suspension. He recorded two hits and two RBI in 13 at-bats across those four games for the Mariners.
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