BALTIMORE — New York Yankees catcher Gary Sanchez reluctantly began serving a reduced three-game suspension Monday after appealing his punishment for participating in a brawl against Detroit.
Sanchez was originally suspended by Major League Baseball for four games.
"In a way I feel good about it, and then on the other hand I don't feel good about it, because I'm going to be unable to help my team in these important games," he said through a translator.
Sanchez will miss New York's three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles, who began the day 3½ games behind the Yankees in the AL wild-card race.