Helmet-Throwing incident earns Contreras seven-game ban, ignites brawl fallout
TL;DR
MLB handed seven-game suspensions to Willson Contreras and Cade Cavalli after a fourth-inning benches-clearing brawl at Fenway, with Miles Mikolas suspended five games and Nate Eaton three; all fines were undisclosed and suspensions begin Friday. Cavalli apologized for his remark 'Sit down, boy' and Contreras will miss a full week, while Mikolas and Cavalli likely miss one rotation turn. The Red Sox head to Anaheim and the Nationals host Pittsburgh as the penalties take effect.
- MLB drops hammer on Boston's Willson Contreras with hefty suspension after helmet-throwing incident Fox News
- Cavalli, Contreras, 2 others disciplined for Nats-Red Sox dustup ESPN
- Cade Cavalli’s apology for offensive phrase sounded sincere. MLB should fine him anyway The New York Times
- Nationals' Cade Cavalli, Red Sox's Willson Contreras suspended seven games after benches-clearing incident CBS Sports
- Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli apologizes for calling Willson Contreras 'boy' after strikeout: 'It'll never happen again' Yahoo Sports
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