MLB is coming after reliever Hector Neris of the Astros for using a slur against Julio Rodriguez.

Major League Baseball is investigating after Houston pitcher Hector Neris allegedly used a homophobic to taunt the Mariners’ Julio Rodriguez on Wednesday night, multiple MLB sources told The Seattle Times.

Mariners third baseman Eugenio Suarez, in the on-deck circle at T-Mobile Park when the incident occurred, told The Times he heard Neris use the slur during an unusual sequence. Neris struck out Rodriguez, then demonstrably walked toward Rodriguez near home plate and shouted at him in Spanish.

SeattleTimes.com

The interesting thing is that Rodriguez considers Neris a friend, and it’s not clear what agitated Neris. We’ll see if this has a effect on the Astros post-season roster. Previous incidents like this led to two or three game suspensions.