Suspensions

Players in OOTP may be suspended for a variety of reasons, from on-field behavior to off-field incidents.

In-Game Incidents

Baseball players are competitive people, and sometimes hotter heads prevail. Just as in real life, if a pitcher throws a few too close to the batters, or hits another player, players can charge the mound. Argued calls can get players ejected from the game. Once an in-game incident occurs, there is a good chance that the involved players will be suspended by the league. Suspensions can also be disabled entirely via the Enable Suspensions checkbox in the Suspension, Injury, and Fatigue Options section of the Game Options page. After game creation, this can be changed at any time.

Off-Field Incidents

With storylines enabled, players may be suspended due to a narrative storyline. These generally are minor incidents intended to add color to the universe. In some leagues, players may also get suspended for performance-enhancing drugs. These are generated as part of the off-field injury system, and may hit at random.

Viewing Suspended Players

Suspensions can be seen on the Health Status section of any screen in the Player Profile:

In addition, they can be seen on any player list, where they are indicated by a striped icon and the player's name in blue text.

A news article will also be generated any time players are suspended.

Suspended players may be placed on the restricted list. In-game, this is noted by adding them to the injured list, where they may be replaced with another player for the duration of the suspension. All suspensions in this regard are treated the same, there is no differentiator in suspension types for this system.