White Sox All-Star Tim Anderson received a three-game suspension Saturday for his altercation with home plate umpire Nick Mahrley during Friday’s game against the Athletics, according to MLB.com.
Anderson, 29, also received an undisclosed fine for the incident, which occurred in the seventh inning after the shortstop disputed Mahrley’s strike call on a pitch from reliever Domingo Acevedo. The suspension was set to begin prior to Saturday’s game against the A’s but the discipline will now be held in abeyance after Anderson chose to appeal the ruling.
With the process currently on hold, Anderson was allowed to start at shortstop for Game 2 of Chicago’s series against Oakland where he also batted leadoff.