Abner Uribe has been suspended by Major League Baseball after his controversial celebration toward the St. Louis Cardinals dugout.
The punishment came after a heated Brewers-Cardinals matchup that had already carried enough tension before Uribe turned his strikeout celebration into the main story.
Milwaukee can still use him for now because he is appealing the one-game ban, but the message from the league was clear.
Abner Uribe receives Milwaukee Brewers punishment after St. Louis Cardinals gesture
In a recent Jeff Passan X post, Uribe’s punishment was revealed after MLB reviewed the celebration.
“Milwaukee Brewers reliever Abner Uribe was suspended for one game by Major League Baseball for crotch-chopping toward the St. Louis Cardinals dugout following a strikeout earlier this week.
“Uribe is appealing the suspension,” Passan reported on X.
The appeal means the suspension is not being served immediately, but it still puts Uribe under discipline for a moment the Brewers could not defend publicly.
That matters because the gesture came in a 6-0 win, when Milwaukee was already in full control and did not need anything extra to inflame the series.
Abner Uribe’s Milwaukee Brewers celebration crossed line after St. Louis Cardinals strikeout
The incident happened after Uribe struck out Alec Burleson to end the eighth inning, then turned toward the Cardinals dugout and delivered a DX-style crotch chop.
The celebration immediately became bigger than the inning because it was directed at the opposing bench, not just a private burst of emotion on the mound.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy made it clear afterward that he was embarrassed by the gesture and called it unacceptable, even while emphasizing that he still values Uribe as a player.
Uribe later apologized to the team and organization, but the damage was already done once the clip spread and MLB had to review whether the act crossed a conduct line.
The suspension shows how the league viewed it. Uribe can still fight the punishment through appeal, but the celebration has already become a lesson in how quickly emotion can turn into discipline.
For the Brewers, the priority now is simple: keep Uribe’s fire on the mound without letting it drag the team into avoidable trouble.
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