Dave Roberts suspended one game by MLB for actions during Dodgers-Padres game

Benjamin Royer, Los Angeles Times on Jun 20, 2025

Published in Baseball

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LOS ANGELES — Dodgers manager Dave Roberts will serve a one-game suspension Friday night against the Washington Nationals after Thursday’s bases-clearing altercation against the San Diego Padres.

In addition to the suspension, Major League Baseball announced Roberts was fined an undisclosed amount. Padres manager Mike Shildt was also suspended for one game and fined, and Padres right-handed pitcher Robert Suarez was fined and suspended three games for “intentionally hitting” Shohei Ohtani with a pitch in the ninth inning.

“I support it. I think that obviously, I never want to make the game about the managers, it shouldn’t be,” Roberts said Friday. “It should be about the players and winning.”

He continued: “It unfortunately came to a point where we became the focus and that’s not the way it should be.”

Bench coach Danny Lehmann will manage the Dodgers against the Nationals.

The back-and-forth animosity on the field came to a peak Thursday when Dodgers relief pitcher Jack Little hit Fernando Tatis Jr. with a pitch in the ninth inning.

Shildt exited the dugout and pointed at Roberts, causing the Dodgers skipper to emerge as the managers stood chest to chest behind home plate. Roberts bumped Shildt during the interaction, causing the benches to clear and bullpens to empty. Both managers were ejected.

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