Major League Baseball reduces suspensions related to a benches-clearing scuffle involving the Nationals and Red Sox at Fenway Park on June 30. Yahoo Sports reports that MLB cuts Willson Contreras’ suspension to five games, and also cuts Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli’s suspension from seven games to five. The Winnipeg Free Press likewise reports that Cavalli’s suspension is reduced from seven to five.
The Athletic adds timing details, stating that Cavalli’s five-game suspension begins Tuesday and that he is next eligible to pitch Sunday against the New York Yankees. Yahoo Sports and The Athletic also describe that the reductions occur after appeals and that both suspensions are brought down to the same five-game length.
Across the coverage, the common point is that MLB lowers the suspensions for Contreras and Cavalli from seven games to five following their roles in the brawl, with Cavalli’s revised eligibility schedule beginning Tuesday.
