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| Wednesday, July 4 Updated: July 5, 5:18 PM ET |
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| Alcantara suspended 6 games for starting brawl Associated Press | |||
PAWTUCKET, R.I. -- Pawtucket Red Sox outfielder Izzy
Alcantara has been suspended for six games for his part in a
bench-clearing brawl in a game against the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre
Red Barons earlier this week.
Alcantara, the International League leader in batting and home
runs, became enraged during a game in Pawtucket on Tuesday after
Red Barons pitcher Blas Cedeno brushed him back with an inside
pitch.
Alcantara karate-kicked Red Barons catcher Jeremy Salazar in his
facemask and then rushed the mound. He missed with one swing at
Cedeno before being tackled by Scranton/Wilkes-Barre third baseman
Kevin Orie.
"The Pawtucket Red Sox do not condone this type of behavior in
any way and we do support the action taken by the league in this
matter," the team said in a statement.
The teams have some history of bad blood. In a first meeting on
May 1 in Scranton, Alcantara was plunked in the shoulder by
Scranton pitcher Pete Zamora after hitting two homers off another
pitcher.
On Monday, Alcantara connected off Zamora and celebrated his
shot with a slow trot around the bases.
Boston Red Sox spokesman Kevin Shea said the league's suspension
was appropriate but wouldn't affect Alcantara's prospects with the
team.
"With the history that led up to this, incidents like this do
happen," Shea said. "I'm sure he regrets it happened to himself.
But his performance on the field speaks for itself."
Red Sox pitcher Jesus Pena was suspended for three games, and
Orie will be out three games and Cedeno was hit with a one-game
suspension.
The players were each hit with fines, but the league would not
disclose the amounts.
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