Tommy Pham

Among the most interesting details from San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson's discussion with reporters about Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham ...

It's possible Pederson meant last NFL season - meaning 2021 - when he said "over a year ago." In 2021, Pham and Pederson played in all six games in which the Padres faced the Cubs before Pederson was traded in July to the Atlanta Braves. Both played in five Braves-Padres games - three in July and two in September. Pham only played in 31 games for the Padres in 2020, and Pederson only played in 43 games that season for Los Angeles. But they both played in all seven Dodgers-Padres games in August of that season, and the two teams also met in the NLDS that year.

Tommy Pham is alleged to have slapped Joc Pederson in the face and sat out Friday's game.

Maybe there's a possibility that this is actually over money, as in perhaps Pham won money via the league or side bets and Pederson never paid up? There is the serious front, where it's possible Pham will be disciplined by the league. Apparently, Pham slapped Pederson and the issue stems from a Fantasy Football league. Still, no one should still be playing meaningful Fantasy Football in the last week of the NFL regular season. There was the added week to the schedule this season, so most leagues were able to expand their regular season by a game and that made the playoffs go a little deeper into the calendar than usual. Tommy Pham slapped Joc Pederson "Will Smith-style" during Reds batting practice on Friday, according to multiple sources.

After the game Friday, Pederson confirmed Pham slapped him on the face during batting practice over a dispute that happened in their fantasy football league ...

Pederson was accused by Pham of cheating despite following the league rules. "I'm a big dog in Vegas," he said. “There was no real argument," Pederson said Friday of the moments leading up to the slap.

Tommy Pham's slap to the face earned him more than a slap on the wrist. The Reds outfielder has been suspended for three games, Major League Baseball ...

“It just so happened that [Pham] had a player, Jeff Wilson, that was out, and he had him on IR. I said, ‘You literally have the same thing on your team, on your bench.’ I guess he was in two leagues and in one of them [Wilson] was on the IR and in one of them, he wasn’t, so maybe that was a confusion. I looked up the rules and sent a screenshot of the rules, how it says when a player is ruled out, you’re allowed to put him on the IR. That’s all I was doing. And then there was a text message in the group saying that I was cheating because I was stashing players on my bench.

Giant's outfielder Joc Pederson said Tommy Pham slapped him on the check before Friday's game against the Reds over a fantasy football league disagreement ...

I don’t think violence is the answer, I guess you could say … It was an unfortunate situation over a fantasy football rule. He also pointed out that Pham had a similar situation on his team. I put somebody — a player — on the injured reserve when they were listed as out and added another player.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham has received a three-game suspension and an undisclosed fine for his inappropriate conduct prior to Friday's game ...

"All of that work that happened until 2 o’clock in the afternoon up until game time and then go out there and put it out of his mind and compete and compete well. He was able to manage everything that happened on the field with Tommy and then come into the clubhouse and have to deal with a lot of conversations after that and then get ready to compete in the batter’s box. But a lot of the work that happens in baseball happens at 11 o'clock and 12 o’clock and 2 o’clock and 3 o’clock. By the time the game starts, a lot of work has been done and investments have been made. Like I said, we lost and it feels like what happened was unfortunate, but it was still a big distraction to other guys around here. Joc was able to manage all of that.\n\n\"All of that work that happened until 2 o’clock in the afternoon up until game time and then go out there and put it out of his mind and compete and compete well. And it’s just something that we all know can’t happen in a workplace." He was able to manage everything that happened on the field with Tommy and then come into the clubhouse and have to deal with a lot of conversations after that and then get ready to compete in the batter’s box.\n\n\"One of the things that I think is really interesting is the work always feels like it’s at game time. "One of the things that I think is really interesting is the work always feels like it’s at game time. And then there was a text message in the group [chat] saying that I was cheating because I was stashing players on my bench. I understand that the video of the incident is out there. “Then I looked up the rules and sent a screenshot of the rules, how it says that when a player is ruled out, you’re allowed to put them on the IR. That’s all I was doing. But a lot of the work that happens in baseball happens at 11 o'clock and 12 o’clock and 2 o’clock and 3 o’clock. By the time the game starts, a lot of work has been done and investments have been made.

On Friday night, Reds outfielder Tommy Pham slapped Giants outfielder Joc Pederson over a fantasy football argument, and that is going to cost him.

On Friday night, Reds outfielder Tommy Pham slapped Giants outfielder Joc Pederson over a fantasy football argument, and that is going to cost him. I had to address it,” Pham said. However, Pham added that there is more to this story.

The suspension began with Friday night's game and will span the final two games of the weekend series between the Giants and Reds at Cincinnati. Michael Hill, ...

According to Pederson and multiple reports, the altercation took place prior to Friday's game. Pham, 34, is in his first season with the Reds. In 42 games for Cincinnati, he's batted .233/.335/.373 (92 OPS+) with five home runs and 24 walks. Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham has been suspended three games and fined an undisclosed amount by MLB for "inappropriate conduct" prior to Friday night's game against the San Francisco Giants. Pham says he has accepted a three-game suspension that resulted from his dispute with Joc Pederson of the Giants. The suspension began with Friday night's game and will span the final two games of the weekend series between the Giants and Reds at Cincinnati. Michael Hill, MLB's senior vice president for on-field preparation, made the announcement on Saturday.

Tommy Pham was suspended three games for slapping Giants outfielder Joc Pederson during batting practice. It stemmed from a fantasy football league.

“If he had a problem, he should have addressed it right then and there. “It wasn’t racist,” Pham said. So, I looked at it like he was (messing) with my money along with the disrespect.” I don’t have to get into the details of how much, but I look at it like if you lost, you had to pay double. “I slapped Joc,” Pham said. Pederson said he pointed out Pham did the same thing with one of his players, running back Jeff Wilson.

Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham was suspended by Major League Baseball for three games on Saturday after San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson ...

Pederson said after Friday night's game that he was accused of cheating for placing a player on injured reserve and replacing him with a free agent in a fantasy football league. That was basically all of it." Pham, 34, also was fined.

Reds outfielder Tommy Pham has been suspended three games for slapping the Giants' Joc Pederson in the face over a fantasy football dispute.

On Friday, Pederson said he was accused of cheating for placing a player on injured reserve and replacing him with a free agent in a fantasy football league. "It was a surprise," Pederson told reporters on Friday. "There was no real argument. We had too much money on the line, so I look at it like there's a code. "... It was regarding my former team [Padres]. I didn't like that and I didn't like the sketchy s--- going on in the fantasy. The suspension was retroactive to Friday and runs through Sunday, when the Reds' series with the Giants concludes in Cincinnati. The pair had to be separated.

The GIF consisted of three weight lifters with Los Angeles Dodgers, Giants and Padres logos superimposed over their faces. The weight lifter with the Padres ...

"It was supposed to be light-hearted," Pederson said of the joke. "It was supposed to be a friendly thing, just making fun of they were playing bad and just talking back and forth," Pederson said. Looking to move past this and show up tomorrow with no distractions and help this team win a ball game." Following the Giants’ 3-2 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Saturday, Pederson confirmed he sent a GIF to the group chat poking fun at the Padres. The GIF consisted of three weight lifters with Los Angeles Dodgers, Giants and Padres logos superimposed over their faces. "[Pham] didn't not like that and responded, ‘Joc, I don’t know you well enough to make any jokes like this.’ So, then I wrote back, ‘Was meant to be all fun and games. That means 228 days passed before Pham slapped Pederson across the face at Great American Ball Park.

Pederson said Pham walked up to him on the field Friday while the Giants were warming up, adding the slap was a surprise and “there was no real argument.”

Pham also had a different player on injured reserve, and Pederson said he told Pham, “You literally have the same thing on your team, on your bench.” Pederson said he found out Pham was playing in two fantasy leagues, and in one of them the player was on injured reserve and in one of them, he wasn’t, so there may have been some confusion. Someone in the fantasy football group accused Pederson of cheating, but Pederson said he looked up the rules that said when a player is listed as out, you can put them on the injured reserve list, and sent a screenshot to the group. Pederson told reporters he had placed a player on injured reserve when they were out, and replaced him with a free agent player last year.

Giants outfielder Joc Pederson offered his side of the story Saturday after his fantasy football dispute with Reds outfielder Tommy Pham came to light ...

Pederson was asked about the suspension following the Giants’s loss to the Reds on Saturday, and told reporters he had not spoken with Pham since he left the fantasy league in Week 4 or 5. Pederson also revealed the details of the GIF, which included three weightlifters with Giants, Dodgers and Padres logos superimposed over them. On Saturday morning, Pham told the media he received a three-game suspension for his actions, which he claimed happened because Pederson was “messing with my money.”

Fantasy leagues are all over the map when it comes to injured reserve rules, so it's important to get ahead of any disagreements.

So, to get around it with guys like Wilson and Michael Thomas last season, leagues where I am commissioner adjusted our rules to allow any player who was injured to be on IR – with the express stipulation that it could only be used for PUP list players in addition to IR. If your league allows for this kind of loophole, go ahead and close it – either by changing your settings or by stipulating before the season that the IR should only be used for players on the real life IR or PUP list. OK, Wilson wasn't technically on IR for the 49ers last season, sure, but he was on the Physically Unable to Perform list after suffering a knee injury during the offseason. Wilson, who led the 49ers in rushing in 2020, didn't play until Week 10 last season while on the PUP list, but he started four games for them down the stretch and was clearly worth stashing if you could afford it. Apparently, there was some disagreement about the way IR spots were used, and it comes down to a limitation in how IR spots work in many leagues. Joc Pederson was waiting for us after the game, with receipts from his group text exchange with Tommy Pham. He sent a GIF of three weightlifters with Giants, Dodgers and Padres logos superimposed on them.