MILWAUKEE -- Mike DeJean was fined by the Milwaukee Brewers and apologized to his teammates and fans Friday for his screaming match on the mound with manager Jerry Royster earlier this week.

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DeJean initially apologized after the blowup Wednesday night, and repeated it in an interview before Friday night's game against Colorado.

"It happened. I can't change it,'' DeJean said. "All I can do is apologize for it and try to prove to everybody that I'm not the raving lunatic that I looked like the other night.''

The amount of the fine was not immediately known.

"I'm satisfied with what their decision was, they were very professional about it,'' DeJean said.

Milwaukee, which is in last place in the NL Central, had a 12-7 lead going into the ninth inning Wednesday against Houston. But DeJean struggled and the tying run was at the plate when Royster came out of the dugout to pull him from the game.

Upset at being removed, DeJean started yelling and did not immediately hand the ball off to Royster. The two stood and screamed at each other before DeJean exited with Royster yelling at him.

Royster called it a "bad incident,'' but said he has put the matter behind him.

"There's no issues for me,'' he said. "Mike DeJean is a great kid, I've always liked him. We've always been friends, we'll always be friends.''

Royster said he talked to San Francisco manager Dusty Baker since the matter with DeJean. Baker was in the middle of a short shoving match between Barry Bonds and Jeff Kent earlier this year.

"It happens to every team,'' Royster said. "We weren't shoving each other. Everybody has been in situations like this.''

DeJean spent part of the time before Friday's game individually apologizing to teammates.

"I'm just letting them know that it's not like you are for me or against me, we're all in this the same way and I'm just sorry it took place the way that it did,'' he said.

DeJean has a young son and said he was upset that children saw the argument. The last road trip was the team's annual "family trip,'' and DeJean had family members in the stands in Houston.

"Having a little kid, it really worries me that some kids can see this and are going to see this,'' he said. "Hopefully, they will ask their parents about it. It bothers me a lot.''

A setup man for most of his career with the Brewers, DeJean was given the closer's role this season after injuries to Curtis Leskanic and Chad Fox. DeJean has converted 16 of 19 save opportunities with an 0-4 record.