Pirates' Chris Devenski suspended three games for throwing at Sal Stewart
Pirates pitcher Chris Devenski has been suspended three games for throwing at Reds' Sal Stewart Saturday. Manager Don Kelly also suspended one game.
Pittsburgh Pirates ' pitcher Chris Devenski has been suspended three games for intentionally throwing at Cincinnati Reds infielder Sal Stewart during Saturday's game at PNC Park, MLB announced May 5. Chris Devenski was ejected without warning following this pitch in the 6th ā¬ļøšØ pic. twitter.
com/8Fxkt4Xj71 ā SportsNet Pittsburgh (@SNPittsburgh) May 2, 2026 Though the pitch missed Stewart, multiple umpires determined that the pitch was meant to hit him. Devenski was ejected from the game. In addition, Pirates manager Don Kelly will serve a one-game suspension for his involvement in the incident.
Stewart has been one of the biggest reasons for the Reds' early surge to a 20-15 record. He is currently slashing . 252/.
338/. 504 with nine home runs in 35 games. That is good for a 129 OPS+, the second-highest of any Red with at least 25 games played this year (Elly de la Cruz, 147).