MLB denied the suspension appeal of Hunter Strickland:
Major League Baseball has upheld a six-game suspension of San Francisco Giants reliever Hunter Strickland for his role in a bench-clearing brawl with the Washington Nationals last month.
Bay Area media outlets reported Strickland will begin serving his suspension with Monday night’s game at Atlanta. He would be eligible to return June 26 against the Chicago Cubs.
Strickland’s punishment was levied almost three weeks ago but delayed pending Strickland’s appeal. He also was fined.
It is very unusual for an appeal not to produce a reduction in games missed. I suspect the reason the appeal took a long time was due to very strong opinions on both sides of the issue. I think MLB made the right call, and I hope this sends a warning to others who want to retaliate for no good reason.
from baseballmusings.com http://ift.tt/2rPaFQ4
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