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Tommy Pham had an altercation with the Giants’ Joc Pederson prior to Friday’s game.
Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham was suspended three games by Major League Baseball on Saturday, a day after he slapped San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson in a dispute over a &ldquo league. ;fantasy football”.
Pham, 34, was also fined. The suspension is retroactive to Friday and the player will be purged. the last two games this weekend.
As the Giants warmed up in the outfield before Game 1 of the series, Pham confronted the Giants. Pederson and hit him. The hit. The other players had to separate.
On Saturday Pham admitted that there was something &ldquostrange” in the fantasy football league and added that Pederson also made a “disrespectful” about his previous team, the San Diego Padres.
& ldquo;There was a lot of money at stake, so I see it as there is a code I say& rdquo ;, indicated & ó; Pham.
Pham also indicated that Pederson “was playing with the money”.
After Friday’s game, Pederson said he was accused of cheating by putting a player on the disabled list and replacing him with a free agent in “fantasy football.” Pederson indicated He confirmed that the player he put on the IL had been ruled out that week so it was a legal play. that Pham had pretty much pulled the same stunt on his team.
& ldquo; a picture of the rules, which say that if a player is ruled out you are allowed to put him on the disabled list. That was what I did & rdquo ;, he assured. Peterson. “He literally did the same thing. That was basically it”.
Pederson said he had no idea Pham would confront him during the series in Cincinnati.
“There was no argument. n, he really got close. and he said ‘remember last year?’ and added ‘¿Fantasy Football?’” Peterson