Padres reliever Robert Suarez available out of the bullpen as he appeals 10-game foreign substance suspension
The 32-year-old reliever will appeal the 10-game suspension that Major League Baseball that handed down Friday. Suarez was ejected before the top of the eighth inning Wednesday at Petco Park after umpires performed a foreign substance check as they do on relievers as their either enter or exit an inning.AdvertisementHe did not visually object to the ejection but maintained after the game that “I don’t use any illegal substance, any banned substance at all.
A suspension would take a leg out from under the Padres as they pursue the NL’s last wild-card spot as they would not be allowed to replace him on the roster. Appeals must be heard within 10 days of the date of appeal. There is no timeline for a decision thereafter. There is potential for the matter to be resolved before the appeal if both sides reach an agreement on terms.
Suarez is the fourth pitcher this year to receive a foreign substance suspension. Domingo Germán, Drew Smith and Max Scherzer all chose not to appeal. There were no foreign substance suspensions in 2022. In 2021, Héctor Santiago and Caleb Smith both appealed, but their suspensions were upheld. A postseason hero a year ago, Suarez has a 4.73 ERA in 13 1/3 innings in the first year of a five-year, $46 million deal and had already missed a large chunk of the season to an elbow injury.
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