NEW YORK – Cincinnati Reds reliever Amir Garrett was suspended for seven games by Major League Baseball on Tuesday for his role in a benches-clearing incident last weekend.
Garrett was penalized for inciting the events in the top of the eighth inning on Saturday against the Chicago Cubs. Garrett appealed the discipline, which included a fine.
No suspension will be served until the appeals process is complete. A right-hander who turned 29 on Monday, Garrett struck out Anthony Rizzo with one out in the eighth with the Reds trailing by a run and celebrated by punching himself in the chest several times.
Garrett appeared to yell something in Rizzo’s direction, and Chicago's Javier Báez yelled at Garrett from the dugout. Garrett took a few steps