Now, pending an appeal, Ortiz has been suspended for four games and fined an undisclosed amount.
He will be able to play until the appeal is reviewed by the commissioner's office, as he was in the lineup to start the game on Friday night against the Tampa Bay Rays.
Some might say that the commissioner's office was too strict on Ortiz, since he whiffed on both of the punches he threw. Others might think that it shouldn't matter if you connect or not when you're throwing haymakers and the punishment should have been tougher. And then there is the Goldilocks contingent who would say the commissioner got it just right.
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