The Oakland A’s and Houston Astros had a benches-clearing brawl on Sunday, with Astros coach Alex Cintron and A’s outfielder Ramon Laureano serving as central figures.
Punishments were announced Tuesday, and Laureano received a six-game suspension, reports Susan Slusser of the S.F. Chronicle. Cintron was hit with a 20-game suspension, per Bob Nightengale of USA Today. Nightengale adds that it’s the longest ban ever given to a major league coach.
Laureano has appealed his suspension, per a league press release. It had initially been scheduled to begin Tuesday but will now wait for the appeals process.