Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Fan 3-game suspension for slapping San Francisco Giants slugger Pederson game About the so-called fantasy football beef.
Pham admitted in an interview with reporters on Saturday that he deliberately went after Pederson and was given a three-game suspension for “misconduct” and an undisclosed fine.
Tommy Pham says he won’t play before the Boston series. He said it goes back to Joc Pederson, who Pederson said in a group text about Pham’s former team. pic.twitter.com/zFoirRDIXO
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The incident died down on Friday as the Reds and Giants were gearing up to start their series – Van approached and slapped Pederson over a fantasy football league controversy.
In a video of the alleged incident circulating on social media, Fan appears to walk up to Jock and slap him.
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The Giants outfielder spoke candidly about his encounter with Pham after the Reds beat his club 5-1…said the whole thing stemmed from Pham accusing him of cheating in the fantasy league they played together (you can’t let that something).
Pederson said Dusty was the first time Fan bumped into him…and claimed there was no argument between the two before the slap.
Joc shares details of what happened to him in Fantasy Football League that started his feud with Tommy Pham today pic.twitter.com/d9NBTwPVoG
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giants captain Gabe Kappler – who announced his decision on Friday skip the national anthem Moving on due to the current state of the country – declined to comment on the situation between Pham and Pederson.
Pham’s suspension is retroactive… which means that since he’s already missed Friday night’s game after being dropped from the lineup, he only has to miss the next two games against the Giants.