New York Yankees pitcher Aroldis Chapman could be about to become the first player suspended under baseball's new domestic violence policy, but the suspension is expected to be limited to regular-season games.
The suspension is not expected to include exhibition games, according to a person familiar with the matter but not authorized to discuss it. Suspensions under baseball's drug policy are limited to regular-season and postseason games, but suspensions under the domestic violence policy are left to the discretion of the commissioner.
Chapman has said he would appeal a suspension.
The New York Daily News and New York Post reported Saturday that a suspension for Chapman could include spring games, a penalty that ESPN's Buster Olney said would have "zero impact as a deterrent.