Cavalli, Contreras suspended seven games after Fenway benches-clearing incident

MLB suspended Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli and Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras for seven games each for their roles in a benches-clearing brawl at Fenway Park; Nationals reliever Miles Mikolas got five games and Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton three, with undisclosed fines for all. Cavalli apologized for a remark—“Sit down, boy”—that sparked the incident, a phrase Contreras said could carry racial overtones though he wasn’t sure of the intent. The suspensions begin Friday, appeals are allowed, and the process will proceed with the discipline held in abeyance until resolution.