The Major League Baseball Umpires Association called Padres star Manny Machado's one-game suspension for making contact with an umpire a "slap in the face" in a Facebook post Tuesday.
Machado was suspended one game after arguing a called third strike with plate umpire Bill Welke during Saturday's game against the Colorado Rockies
"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.