Umps call Machado suspension 'disgrace to the game'

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The Major League Baseball Umpires Association criticized the one-game suspension of San Diego shortstop Manny Machado, calling it "a slap in the face" and "a disgrace to the game." Machado was suspended for "aggressively arguing and making contact with" plate umpire Bill Welke as he disputed a called third strike in Saturday's game against the Colorado Rockies. The association, in a post on its Facebook page on Tuesday, said the punishment isn't harsh enough.