After being removed from Tuesday night’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays, Kapler chose to stay in the bench rather than head to the clubhouse, which led to MLB suspending him.
The San Francisco Giants have lost seven of their past ten games, and if facing Atlanta’s strong offense and star Spencer Strider wasn’t a daunting enough task, they also had to contend with their manager’s absence.
Manager Gabe Kapler was ejected from San Francisco’s game against the Tampa Bay Rays in the fourth inning on Tuesday night. As a result, MLB today announced that Kapler will miss one game and pay a fine.
Alex Pavlovic, the Giants beat writer for NBC Sports – Bay Area, claims that Kapler was in the batting cages, which are attached to the dugout and are regarded as a restricted area for a player or coach who has been ejected.
The 36-year-old bench coach and infield defense/baserunning instructor Kai Correa, 35, will take over as interim manager for tonight’s series opener in Truist Park.
The former 57th-round pick in 1995 is in his sixth year as an MLB manager, fourth with the Giants. He has a career record of 442-387, including a 64-57 record this season with San Francisco.
