Pat Murphy condemns Abner Uribe's actions during Brewers-Cardinals with stern response

Milwaukee Brewers' closer Abner Uribe is known for his celebrations on the mound. The flame-throwing right-hander has a series of "emotes" that he goes through every time he completes a scoreless inning. The routine at various points has included Uribe smacking his chest and giving a fist pump high in the air, holstering a gun, rolling dice, and shooting an arrow to the sky.

However, last night, Uribe made a new addition to his series of celebrations. After tossing a scoreless eighth inning while the Brewers held a six-run lead in last night's game against the St. Louis Cardinals, Uribe turned to the away dugout and performed the D-Generation X chop. The popular podcast "Foul Territory" posted a clear look at their celebration on their social media account last night. Take a look for yourself:

Ironically, Cardinals' first baseman Alec Burleson challenged the strike call, and Uribe was just millimeters away from having to regroup and complete the inning with the bases loaded. While the Brewers' closer was lucky to escape without having to turn back to the mound after his shocking celebration, he wasn't so lucky when it came to dealing with his manager, Pat Murphy. Understandably so, Murphy was not happy with Uribe's antics.

"Just not how we do things" says Pat Murphy on Abner Uribe's "unacceptable" celebration

Uribe's celebration came as a shock to Murphy, who could be seen on last night's broadcast talking to the right-hander as he entered the dugout after the top of the eighth.

"It's just unacceptable. I don't know what got over him...But that kind of thing, that's just not how we do things. I was embarrassed by it. And you know, why are we doing it? 6-0 game," said Pat Murphy in his postgame interview as seen on Brewers.TV.

Not only was Uribe's celebration a talking point following an inning in which he allowed two base runners on an infield single and a walk, but he also became the first Brewers' pitcher to challenge a ball call from the home-plate umpire. Up to this point, only Milwaukee's catchers have used the ABS challenge system on the defensive side of the ball, and for a good reason. Catchers have a much better view of the strikezone from their vantage point, and Uribe proved that last night when his challenge was unsuccessful.

Between the challenge and the celebration, Murphy was not pleased with Uribe last night. The flame-thrower used to frequently let his emotions get the best of him on the mound and it once led to a brawl with Tampa Bay Rays outfielder José Siri back in 2024, which resulted in a suspension for Uribe. However, in 2025 and the start of the 2026 season, Uribe had controlled his emotions far better and the results on the mound were much more consistent.

Therefore, Brewers fans and Murphy alike are hoping last night's incident was simply a lapse in judgement from Uribe and that he will return to embarrassing opponents with his nasty sinker-slider combo rather than disrespectful celebrations.

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