Even though his three-game suspension had ended, Tommy Pham was not ready to return to the Cincinnati Reds lineup Tuesday night.
The veteran outfielder felt a twinge in his calf during batting practice before the series opener. What about the rest of him?
He told reporters that the hand is good.
He was suspended for the first time. A fantasy football dispute with Joc Pederson led him to slap the San Francisco Giants outfielder before their teams played Friday, and resulted in punishment from Major League Baseball the following day for what it deemed was inappropriate conduct.
Pederson said he was accused of cheating because he had maneuvered his way into the injured reserve spot. Pederson had disrespected his teammates on the San Diego Padres when he sent an old text to the league's group chat.
Speaking Tuesday in Boston, he said he was over it.
Everyone in that group chat knows that. Some of those guys reached out to me. They already know what is happening.
Pederson claimed that the IR move was legal.
He said that they had rules to the IR. We had our own rules.
Los Angeles Angels star Mike Trout could have prevented it all.
Trum is the worst fantasy sports commissioner because he allowed a lot of stuff to go on. I don't want to be the commissioner, I have other things to do. Trout did not want to do it. We put it on him because we made him commissioner.