Boston Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes has been suspended four games for throwing near the head of Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado.
The incident occurred in the eighth inning of Sunday’s Red Sox vs. Orioles game and was viewed by many as an intentional retaliation for Machado’s harsh slide into Red Sox second baseman Dustin Pedroia on Friday night.
Barnes’ denied intent following Sunday’s dust-up, and Pedroia himself even labeled the situation as “mishandled.”
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