Major League Baseball called the MLB Umpires Association's impassioned social media post on San Diego Padres star Manny Machado's one-game suspension "inappropriate" in a statement Tuesday.
It was in response to the MLBUA calling Machado's ban for making contact with an umpire during San Diego's game Saturday against the Colorado Rockies a "slap in the face."
"One game..one single game. What kind of precedent is that setting? It is NOT okay to throw a temper tantrum and physically touch someone of authority, just because you don't agree. Violence in all workplaces is not tolerated.