"In 2019, his first full season in the majors, Robles was plunked 25 times, second-most in the majors. He managed to finish eighth in hit-by-pitches in 2021 despite playing only 107 total games. In a half-season with the Mariners in 2024, Robles managed to get plunked 10 times in 262 plate appearances; for frame of reference, last season the Chicago White Sox were plunked 43 total times in 5,869 plate appearances."
"Robles, true to form, had already been plunked four times in 14 at-bats, including twice in a game earlier that week against the same team, and including once already by the same pitcher. This chin music was evidently the final straw. On the play, Robles was ruled to have swung at the pitch, although the motion looked more like a reflexive, defensive motion. Robles first dropped his bat, and then picked it up and hurled it at Estes."
Victor Robles returned to the Mariners outfield at the end of August after missing most of five months with a shoulder injury. A full return, for Robles, required a bold, risky act producing either a highlight or a blooper. During a Triple-A Tacoma rehab on August 19, he was hit by a fastball from Las Vegas pitcher Joey Estes; he had already been plunked four times in 14 at-bats during the assignment. Robles has a career history of frequent hit-by-pitches, including 25 in 2019 and finishing eighth in HBP in 2021 despite limited games. On the play he was ruled to have swung, then threw his bat at Estes and was ejected.
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