Tampa Bay Rays manager Kevin Cash was suspended for Wednesday’s game against the Yankees, based on his ejection and postgame comments on Tuesday. NY Yankees manager Aaron Boone also was suspended for the game, and Yankees reliever Aroldis Chapman was suspended for three for what Major League Baseball called āintentionally throwing a pitch at the head areaā of (Rays infielder) Mike Brosseau in the ninth inningā of Tuesdayās 5-3 win over the Rays. All three also were fined undisclosed amounts.
Cash said he felt his suspension was āfairā and āwarranted,ā though he was disappointed to miss the game. Boone said he did not consider his and Chapmanās suspensions justified. Cash lashed out at the Yankees and the umpires after Tuesdayās game, most pointedly because closer Aroldis Chapman threw a 100.5 mph fastball just above the head of Brosseau with two outs in the ninth, the latest episode in an ongoing battle between the teams.
MLB suspends Yankees’ Chapman 3 games; Boone, Cash get 1-game bans
Via www.upi.com09/02/2020 8:10 PM
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