Farnsworth's suspension cut from 3 games to 1

 
Kyle Farnsworth's suspension was cut from three games to one Friday by Major League Baseball following an appeal by the New York Yankees reliever. Bob Watson, baseball's vice president in charge of discipline, announced the original penalty April 19, two days after Farnsworth threw a fastball behind the neck of Boston Red Sox slugger Manny Ramirez. Farnsworth wasn't ejected and said the ball slipped. John McHale Jr. [link]

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Kyle Farnsworth's suspension was cut from three games to one Friday by Major League Baseball following an appeal by the Yankees reliever.
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