Discipline has been issued to members of the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Nationals as a result of the on-field incident that occurred in the bottom of the fourth inning of Tuesday night’s game at Fenway Park. Michael Hill, Senior Vice President of On-Field Operations for Major League Baseball, made the announcement.
The individuals disciplined for their actions in the benches-clearing incident are as follows:
- Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli has received a seven-game suspension for his actions initiating and during the benches-clearing incident;
- Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras has received a seven-game suspension for his actions during and following the benches-clearing incident;
- Nationals pitcher Miles Mikolas has received a five-game suspension for his actions during the benches-clearing incident;
- Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton has received a three-game suspension for his actions during the benches-clearing incident.
Each of the four players received an undisclosed fine as a part of his discipline.
Unless appealed, all four suspensions will be scheduled to begin tomorrow, when the Red Sox are to play at Angel Stadium and the Nationals are to host the Pittsburgh Pirates. If any player elects to appeal, then his discipline will be held in abeyance until that process is complete.
