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Major League Baseball Hanged Dennis Santana four games after swinging a fan during a heated altercation during the Doubler of Thursday evening against the Detroit Tigers.
THE Pirates of Pittsburgh The emergency launcher was also sentenced to a fine of an undisclosed amount.
Pittsburgh Pirates launcher Dennis Santana throws against the Detroit Tigers during the ninth round in the second baseball match of a double, Thursday, June 19, 2025, in Detroit. (AP photo / Paul Sancya)
Santana, 29, refused to go into details when he approached the situation with the journalists after the match, but said that the involved fan had “crossed the line.
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“You know me – I am a type of calm person,” said Santana through an interpreter after the match. “I have never had a problem for any of the teams for which I played. This guy has crossed the line several times.”
The incident took place during the seventh round of the second match near the visitor’s intestinal enclosure. Santana was seen approaching the wall with a security guard or an officer and pointing towards a fan.
The notch launcher of Pittsburgh Pirates, Dennis Santana (60), delivers the ball to the Miami Marlins to the PNC Park on June 11, 2025. (Philip G. Images Pavely-Imagn)
It was then that the lifter jumped and took a swing in the fan.
The pirate lifer Dennis Santana swings a fan who “crossed the line” during the fiery altercation
“He crossed the line, and I would like to stay there.
Santana will always appear for pirates because her appeal of the suspension is examined by the League.
The Pittsburgh Pirates launcher, Dennis Santana, against Arizona Diamondbacks in Chase Field on May 27, 2025. (Images of Mark J. Rebilas-Imagn)
A Detroit Tigers The spokesman confirmed Athletics Thursday, the fan was ejected from the game.
