{"id":215281,"date":"2022-05-28T19:40:36","date_gmt":"2022-05-29T02:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/?p=215281"},"modified":"2022-05-29T16:32:42","modified_gmt":"2022-05-29T23:32:42","slug":"tommy-pham-suspended-three-games-for-slap-over-fantasy-football-move","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.casino.org\/news\/tommy-pham-suspended-three-games-for-slap-over-fantasy-football-move\/","title":{"rendered":"Cincinnati Reds’ Tommy Pham Suspended for Slap Over Fantasy Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

Tommy Pham considers himself to be a Las Vegas high roller, and the Cincinnati Reds outfielder takes his fantasy football seriously. So much so that MLB suspended him three games on Saturday after he slapped San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson over a disputed transaction in their league.<\/p>\n

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Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham catches a fly ball during a spring training game earlier this year. On Saturday, MLB suspended him for three games and fined him an undisclosed amount for slapping San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson during pregame warmups on Friday. (Image: Matt York\/AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The suspension was retroactive to Friday, which is when the incident occurred, because the slugger turned slap hitter sat out that night\u2019s game. The league also fined Pham, though it did not disclose the amount.<\/p>\n

The ruckus during the pregame warmups led to players from both sides running to the outfield. However, nothing else happened. Pederson told reporters after Friday\u2019s game the two were part of an ESPN fantasy league. However, they don\u2019t really talk to each other.<\/p>\n

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The disagreement stemmed from a move Pederson said he made to put a player on injured reserve after he had been ruled out for that week. After some accused him of stashing a player, Pederson screen captured the league\u2019s rules and posted them in a group text message with other team owners.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

That was more than a year ago. And while most would just let the incident go after such time, Tommy Pham isn\u2019t most people.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere was no real argument,\u201d Pederson said. \u201cHe kind of came up and said, \u2018You remember from last year?\u2019 And I was like, \u2018Fantasy football?\u2019 He’s like, \u2018Yeah.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

And then it was on like Donkey Kong. At least from Pham\u2019s perspective.<\/p>\n

Pederson said he just walked away.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn’t get emotional and don’t think violence is the answer, I guess you could say,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

‘Too Much Money on the Line’<\/h2>\n

Pham didn\u2019t make any comments on Friday, but the Cincinnati Reds<\/a> player more than made up for it on Saturday.<\/p>\n

In comments to C. Trent Rosecrans, Reds beat writer for The Athletic<\/i><\/a>, and Evan Webeck, Giants beat writer for the Bay Area News Group,<\/a> Pham admitted to slapping Pederson. He said it was about the fantasy football league, as well as some posts Pederson made about Pham\u2019s old team, the San Diego Padres.<\/p>\n

We\u2019ve got too much money on the line,\u201d <\/strong>Pham said, according to the Bay Area News Group. \u201cI look at it like, there\u2019s a code. If you\u2019re (messing) with my money, you\u2019re going to say some disrespectful (stuff), there\u2019s a code to this. \u2026 This was strictly about winning some money, gambling. \u2026 There\u2019s a lot of money on the line. I\u2019m a big dog in Vegas. I\u2019m a high roller at many casinos. \u2026 If you lost, you had to pay double, so I looked at it like he was (messing) with my money, along with the disrespect.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

After Saturday\u2019s game, Pederson said he sent a GIF image to the fantasy football chat group that was supposed to be a lighthearted dig at the Padres, to which Pham took umbrage. He added that Pham eventually dropped out of the fantasy league.<\/p>\n

Fantasy Football Not Against MLB Rules<\/h2>\n

While MLB<\/a> has a longstanding rule against betting on baseball games, that does not extend to betting legally or playing fantasy games on other sports.<\/p>\n

Pham will conclude his suspension on Sunday, when the three-game series with the Giants ends.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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