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Washington, DC (Sports Network) - The Washington Nationals traded right-handed pitcher Tomo Ohka to the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday in exchange for second baseman Junior Spivey.
Ohka, who was supposed to start Friday's game against Seattle at RFK Stadium, was fined by the Nationals last Sunday for contempt directed towards manager Frank Robinson. Sun-Woo Kim will start in Ohka's place tonight.
Ohka was fined for an incident that occurred in the fourth inning of Saturday night's 7-3 win against Florida, as he turned his back from Robinson when the skipper came to the mound to make a pitching change. Robinson was then forced to grab the ball from Ohka's hand as the pitcher was departing.
Ohka is 4-3 with a 3.33 ERA this season.
Spivey, who was an All-Star in 2002, was hitting .236 with five homers and 17 RBI this year. He's expected to fill the void left by injured second baseman Jose Vidro, who is likely sidelined until at least the All-Star break with a torn tendon in his left ankle.
The Nationals also claimed pitcher Ryan Drese off waivers from the Texas Rangers and pitcher Jacobo Seuqea off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
Drese was designated for assignment by the Rangers earlier this week. He was tagged with the loss in Tuesday's 8-5 setback at Philadelphia. It was his third loss in four outings and dropped him to 4-6 on the season, while ballooning his earned run average to 6.46.
Drese will join the Nationals on Saturday, while Seuqea will be sent to Double-A Harrisburg.
Also on Friday, the Nationals announced the retirement of outfielder Jeffrey Hammonds.
Ohka, who was supposed to start Friday's game against Seattle at RFK Stadium, was fined by the Nationals last Sunday for contempt directed towards manager Frank Robinson. Sun-Woo Kim will start in Ohka's place tonight.
Ohka was fined for an incident that occurred in the fourth inning of Saturday night's 7-3 win against Florida, as he turned his back from Robinson when the skipper came to the mound to make a pitching change. Robinson was then forced to grab the ball from Ohka's hand as the pitcher was departing.
Ohka is 4-3 with a 3.33 ERA this season.
Spivey, who was an All-Star in 2002, was hitting .236 with five homers and 17 RBI this year. He's expected to fill the void left by injured second baseman Jose Vidro, who is likely sidelined until at least the All-Star break with a torn tendon in his left ankle.
The Nationals also claimed pitcher Ryan Drese off waivers from the Texas Rangers and pitcher Jacobo Seuqea off waivers from the Baltimore Orioles.
Drese was designated for assignment by the Rangers earlier this week. He was tagged with the loss in Tuesday's 8-5 setback at Philadelphia. It was his third loss in four outings and dropped him to 4-6 on the season, while ballooning his earned run average to 6.46.
Drese will join the Nationals on Saturday, while Seuqea will be sent to Double-A Harrisburg.
Also on Friday, the Nationals announced the retirement of outfielder Jeffrey Hammonds.