Major League Baseball came down hard on the Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday, handing out eight suspensions and a dozen fines as punishment for a bench-clearing brawl.
In all, eight members of the Arizona and Los Angeles organizations were suspended by Major League Baseball Senior Vice President Joe Garagiola Jr.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks will bring their thunder Down Under.
The Los Angeles Dodgers and Arizona Diamondbacks will bring their thunder Down Under.
Ian Kennedy, Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson and coach Turner Ward, along with Puig, reliever Ronald Belisario and Dodgers hitting coach Mark McGwire were ejected in the seventh inning after the prolonged scuffle against a railing that nearly spilled into the stands.
The Dodgers remained upset Wednesday about their brawl with the Arizona Diamondbacks, and much of their ire was directed toward pitcher Ian Kennedy.
Kirk Gibson and Mark McGwire gripped each other's tops and faced off nose to nose as the nasty brawl escalated.
Rookie Yasiel Puig has been scratched from the starting lineup for the Los Angeles Dodgers' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.
A bunch of big leaguers became marathon men on Saturday.
