CHICAGO (AP) — Boston Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton's archetypal three-game suspension for his actions during a dugout-clearing altercation with Washington past week has been reduced to 2 games.
The Red Sox announced the reduced punishment connected Tuesday and said that Eaton would statesman serving his suspension against the White Sox that nighttime successful the archetypal of a three-game bid successful Chicago.
Eaton was sanctioned aft scuffling with Nationals pitcher Miles Mikolas during a crippled successful Boston connected June 30. That encounter, which resulted successful some players' ejection, occurred aft Willson Contreras objected to comments made by pitcher Cade Cavalli and charged the mound, throwing his helmet.
Cavalli and Contreras each were initially suspended 7 games and some appealed, arsenic did Eaton and Mikolas, who was suspended 5 games.
Cavalli has accepted a reduced suspension of 5 games, portion Eaton accepted the one-game simplification to his punishment. Decisions connected appeals by Contreras and Mikolas were inactive pending Tuesday, and Contreras was successful the lineup against the White Sox aft besides learning that he'd been selected arsenic an All-Star replacement for Vladimir Guerrero Jr.
The 29-year-old Eaton has played successful 12 games for Boston this play and astatine times has started successful spot of Jarren Duran against left-handed pitchers.
Eaton has batted .143 with a location tally and 2 doubles, and has stolen 2 bases.
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