St. Louis Cardinals' Willson Contreras suspended six games for throwing his bat and arguing with umpires.

St. Louis Cardinals' Willson Contreras was suspended for six games and fined after an on-field outburst during a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Contreras was ejected after arguing a strike call and threw his bat, hitting his coach Brant Brown, before tossing bubble gum on the field. Manager Oliver Marmol was also ejected for arguing with umpires. Contreras plans to appeal the suspension, delaying its start.