Gary Sanchez, the homer-slugging catcher for the New York Yankees, got word Monday that his four-game suspension from Major League Baseball after the recent brawl with the Detroit Tigers had been reduced to three. And with that, he’ll serve his punishment beginning Monday as the Yankees open a series with the Baltimore Orioles.
Sanchez, 24, wasn’t one of the central figures in the brawl at first. It started when Miguel Cabrera took a swing at the other Yankees catcher, Austin Romine. When the benches cleared, Sanchez could be seen jumping into the fray and throwing punches at Nick Castellanos of the Tigers as he was on the ground.