ATLANTA – Major League Baseball said Thursday it would await information from the Atlanta Braves before considering disciplinary action against pitching coach Roger McDowell, whom a fan accused of making crude comments and gestures and threatening him with a baseball bat.
McDowell apologized after the Braves’ 7-0 win Wednesday night at San Diego. The allegations stemmed from a game in San Francisco last weekend.
MLB spokesman Pat Courtney said the Braves are still gathering information and that the league will announce a decision once it has all the facts.
Attorney Gloria Allred told The Associated Press on Thursday night she was disappointed the Braves have not yet attempted to contact her or Justin Quinn, her client.
“If they’re doing an investigation, one would think they would want to talk to my client,” said Allred, who also has sent the Braves and commissioner Bud Selig information that another fan came to her with complaints of verbal abuse from McDowell.