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Blue Jays' Edwin Encarnacion fights one-game ban

It wasn't all eight-run innings and blanked frames for their opponents on Sunday for the Blue Jays.

The day began with news that Edwin Encarnacion had been issued a one-game suspension for bumping home plate umpire Vic Carapazza on Friday in the first inning of the Blue Jays'' 2-1 19-inning loss.

Encarnacion was upset with Carapazza's strike zone -- he was not alone in that estimation -- and allegedly bumped the umpire as he tried to make his point.

Encarnacion immediately appealed the suspension and his appeal will be heard at a later date, likely not before the all-star break next weekend.