MLB suspends Jose Iglesias, fines Bogaerts for umpire dispute

Major League Baseball has suspended San Diego Padres infielder Jose Iglesias for one game and fined him an undisclosed amount, and fined shortstop Xander Bogaerts, for their conduct toward umpires after Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series at Wrigley Field last week, the league announced Friday. The discipline follows a heated exchange captured on video as the umpires exited the field after the Cubs eliminated the Padres in a 3-1 victory.

The confrontation followed a decisive ninth-inning sequence. Jackson Merrill opened the frame with a solo home run off reliever Brad Keller, cutting the Cubs lead to 3-2. Bogaerts then worked a full count and took a pitch that home plate umpire D.J. Reyburn called strike three, ending the Padres threat. Broadcast on-screen tracking showed the pitch well below the traditional strike zone, while some pitch-tracking systems indicated it clipped the bottom of the zone. The Padres nonetheless protested the call on the field and in the dugout, and Keller later hit two batters, creating a pair of baserunners before the Cubs closed out the game.

Shortly after the final out, fan-captured video showed Iglesias and Bogaerts approaching and...