Baseball Players Get Punishment After Game Incident

May 5, 2026, 22:23
USSports

Introduction

Baseball leaders punished pitcher Chris Devenski and manager Don Kelly. They did this because Devenski tried to hit player Sal Stewart with the ball.

Main Body

On May 2, Chris Devenski threw the ball at Sal Stewart. The ball did not hit him, but the leaders saw the video. They decided Devenski wanted to hit the player. The umpire told Devenski to leave the game. Sal Stewart said the action was clear. He was happy the officials helped him. Devenski said he did not want to hit Stewart. He only wanted to scare him. The league did not believe Devenski. Devenski must miss three games and pay money. Manager Don Kelly must miss one game and pay money. These punishments start on May 5.

Conclusion

The Pittsburgh Pirates will play in Arizona with fewer players because of these rules.

Learning

💡 The 'Past Action' Pattern

In this story, everything already happened. To talk about the past, we often just add -ed to the end of the action word.

Look at these changes:

  • Punish → Punished
  • Decide → Decided
  • Want → Wanted

⚠ī¸ The 'Rule Breakers' (Irregular) Some words change completely. You must memorize these because they don't use -ed:

  • Throw → Threw
  • Say → Said
  • Do → Did

Quick Guide for A2:

  • Current: I want to play. → Past: I wanted to play.
  • Current: I throw the ball. → Past: I threw the ball.

Key Vocabulary from the text:

  • Punishment (The bad thing you get when you break a rule)
  • Official (The person in charge/the boss of the game)

Vocabulary Learning

incident (n.)
an event or happening, especially one that is not expected
Example:The incident at the park made everyone nervous.
punishment (n.)
a penalty given for breaking rules
Example:The punishment for cheating was a week off the team.
umpire (n.)
the person who watches a game and makes the final decision
Example:The umpire called a strike after the ball missed the bat.
officials (n.)
people who enforce rules or laws
Example:The officials decided that the player was out of bounds.
league (n.)
a group of teams that play against each other
Example:The league will start its season next month.
miss (v.)
to fail to play or attend
Example:He will miss the next game because of his injury.
scare (v.)
to frighten or startle
Example:The loud noise was meant to scare the opponent.
fewer (adj.)
a smaller number of
Example:There are fewer students in the class this year.
pitcher (n.)
a baseball player who throws the ball
Example:The pitcher threw a fastball to the batter.
manager (n.)
the person who leads a team
Example:The manager gave the players a pep talk before the game.