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| Friday, March 30 | |||||
| Tavarez, Davis appealing penalties | |||||
NEW YORK – Chicago Cubs pitcher Julian Tavarez and San
Francisco third baseman Russ Davis, suspended this week for their
fight at spring training, appealed the penalties Friday and will be
eligible to play on Opening Day.
Tavarez was suspended for five games and Davis was suspended for
three. The two were also fined undisclosed amounts. The suspensions were to have started Monday but will
not begin pending a hearing.
The suspensions were the first issued during spring training
since T.J. Mathews, then with St. Louis, admitting throwing at Bret
Boone, then with Cincinnati, in March 1997. Mathews was suspended
for six games, lost his appeal and served the penalty in the
regular season.
The Cubs are home against Montreal on Monday; the Giants
are home against San Diego.
Last Monday, Tavarez dropped to one knee after striking out
Davis in Mesa, Ariz. Davis saw it as a sign of celebration and
exchanged words with Tavarez.
Davis then charged the mound and Tavarez took a flying kick at
the Giants infielder. The players punched at each other, triggering
a bench-clearing brawl. Tavarez and Davis were ejected.
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