ARLINGTON, Texas - Kenny Rogers was having the kind of season to warrant the contract extension he wants from the Texas Rangers.

After two angry outbursts, the latest coming when he shoved two cameramen on the field, the 40-year-old left-hander faces an uncertain future.

The Rangers were expecting to hear from Major League Baseball today regarding possible discipline for the pitcher. After talking multiple times with commissioner Bud Selig, who was personally handling the case, Texas owner Tom Hicks anticipated that Rogers would be suspended for the incident that is also being investigated by police.

"At this point, there's nothing the Texas Rangers will or can do," Hicks said. "We will support whatever the commissioner decides to do."

General manager John Hart also said the team wouldn't have any further contract talks with Rogers or his agent until after the season.

Rogers (9-3) traveled with the team to Seattle, where he's scheduled to pitch the series finale Sunday. The pitcher smiled and joked with teammates, but didn't respond to questions from reporters in the clubhouse after Thursday's 18-5 win over the Los Angeles Angels.

Rogers shoved two cameramen before Wednesday's game against the Angels in a tirade that included throwing a camera to the ground, kicking it and threatening to break more. The outburst was captured on videotape and led to KDFW cameraman Larry Rodriguez being treated at a hospital.

Rodriguez filed an assault report, and Arlington police spokeswoman Christy Gilfour said the case was being investigated as a misdemeanor assault. Rogers hadn't been interviewed by investigators and no charges had been filed Thursday.

"He made it very clear to me that he did the wrong thing and it was inappropriate," Hart said. "It was out of character, way out of character for Kenny."

The previous outburst came June 17 when Rogers punched a water cooler in the dugout after being pulled from a game against Washington. The 17-year veteran won his career-best ninth straight decision that night, when he was the AL ERA leader and a potential All-Star starter.

During that outburst, when he also knocked other coolers to the ground, Rogers broke a small bone at the base of the pinkie on his non-throwing hand.

The injury wasn't made public until Rogers missed his start against the Angels on Tuesday, a week after he gave up six runs on 10 hits in 3 1-3 innings at Los Angeles.

Rogers lashed out at the cameramen Wednesday as they filmed him walking to the field for pregame stretching. A day earlier, he had ordered cameras turned off around him in the clubhouse.

Hart said "the crux of the matter" for Rogers was the perception by some media and fans that he skipped his start against the first-place Angels as a possible ploy in contract negotiations.

While saying Rogers regretted what happened, Hicks and Hart also described the pitcher as being "defensive" when they spoke to him.

Rogers was a 17-year-old outfielder when he was drafted by the Rangers in 1982, and has spent 12 of his 17 major league seasons with the team for which he threw a perfect game in 1994. He became the first pitcher with three stints in Texas when he signed a $6 million, two-year contract before last season.

The pitcher met with Hicks before spring training and asked about an extension. Rogers denied a report that he threatened to retire and has since quit talking to most media.

Hart said there had been recent talks with Rogers' agent, Scott Boras, but would be no more until after the season.

"Our vision of where the dollars are and his are too far apart," Hart said. "Compounded with what's happened the last several days, we're going to table any contract talks until the end of the year."

Manager Buck Showalter said he met recently with Rogers for about 40 minutes in his office, and acknowledged there were indications that the pitcher was emotionally troubled by something. Showalter didn't elaborate, refusing to say if there was anything outside of baseball affecting the pitcher.

"He's a competitive man ... made a lot of gutsy outings and done a lot of great things for us," Showalter said. "Hopefully, everybody will give him the benefit of the doubt."

Except that the Rangers haven't been able to get Rogers to talk publicly or even issue a statement about what's happened.

Surrounded by cameras in the clubhouse Thursday, Rogers told team officials he wasn't commenting. He didn't respond to questions as he walked away.