Why Pirates Pitcher Chris Devenski, Manager Don Kelly Were Handed Suspensions
Devenski and Kelly were suspended for the start of the Pirates' series against the Diamondbacks.
Why Pirates Pitcher Chris Devenski, Manager Don Kelly Were Handed Suspensions originally appeared on SportsNet Pittsburgh . Add SportsNet Pittsburgh as a Preferred Source by clicking here . As the Pittsburgh Pirates start their west coast road trip, the team will be without two familiar faces in manager Don Kelly and pitcher Chris Devenski, who were handed suspensions by the MLB after an incident during Saturday's game against the Cincinnati Reds.
Devenski, who was ejected from Saturday's game after throwing a pitch at the Reds' Sal Stewart, has been suspended for two games after reaching a settlement. Kelly, the manager, will serve his one-game suspension on Tuesday night as Pittsburgh starts its series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Here's why the two were issued suspensions.
Why was Chris Devenski suspended? Devenski was suspended after it looked like he intentionally threw a ball at Stewart in Saturday's game. Pirates pitcher Chris Devenski was ejected after umpires determined he intentionally threw at Reds batter Sal Stewart.
Devenski appeared frustrated with Stewart's timeout call before the pitch pic. twitter. com/xIICaz6cJy — Jomboy Media (@JomboyMedia) May 3, 2026 After Stewart called a timeout, Devenski pitched right at him.