Chicago White Sox pitcher Mike Wright has been suspended three games and manager Tony La Russa for one stemming from an incident in which both were ejected after Angels slugger Shohei Ohtani was hit by a pitch on Thursday.
La Russa will serve his suspension during Saturday’s game vs. Texas. Wright, meanwhile, has elected to appeal the ban and is eligible to play until that hearing is heard.
Wright was ejected from Thursday’s 9-3 loss after hitting Ohtani in the calf with a pitch with two out and nobody on in the ninth. La Russa also was ejected by crew chief Bill Welke for arguing.
“It wasn’t intentional,” La Russa said Thursday. “(Welke) read it wrong. It wasn’t consistent with No. 1, the way they treated the three hit by pitches. Secondly, where was our retaliation?”
White Sox batters Yoan Moncada, Luis Robert and Jose Abreu were hit by pitches in Tuesday’s game.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.