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MLB puts kibosh on Tigers reliever Daniel Stumpf's post-anthem standoffs

(Photo: Robin Buckson, Detroit News)

Baltimore — Remember that time Tigers reliever Daniel Stumpf and Miami pitcher Sandy Alcantara squared off in an epic post-national anthem standoff?

That was fun.

But it’s not going to happen anymore. At least not with Stumpf. Stumpf, who nearly got ejected for his efforts last week Wednesday when it happened, was essentially told to cease and desist by Major League Baseball.

“I mean, I get it,” Stumpf said. “But I’m not going to do it every day. Once somebody does it, it’s not like you are going to sit there and do it every day.