Both López, who is appealing his suspension, and Martinez, who missed Washington’s game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on Thursday, were also fined.

Washington Nationals manager Davey Martinez and pitcher Jorge López were suspended by MLB after the team intentionally threw at Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Andrew McCutchen, the league announced Thursday.

Every so often in MLB, we see benches clear after a player is hit or nearly hit by a pitch. That was the case Wednesday night, April 16, in the Washington Nationals-Pittsburgh Pirates game. It started when Nationals reliever Jorge López threw a pitch that came close to hitting Andrew McCutchen in the head.