Yankees' Duncan, Cabrera to appeal suspensions

 
New York Yankees first baseman Shelley Duncan and center fielder Melky Cabrera said Sunday they will appeal their three-game suspensions for their roles in a spring-training fight against the Tampa Bay Rays. [link]

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Suspensions for Duncan, and Melky

Yankees first baseman Shelley Duncan and outfielder Melky Cabrera were each suspended three games for their roles in Wednesday’s benches-clearing incident against the Rays. Tampa Bay outfielder Jonny Gomes was also suspended two games for his involvement. All three players were fined, along with Yankees manager Joe Girardi and coaches Kevin Long and Bobby Meacham. These suspensions ...
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Duncan decides to appeal suspension

Shelley Duncan will appeal his three-game suspension, according to Tyler Kepner . “The one thing I’d really like to do is I’d like to speak to Bob Watson and really tell him what happened, through my eyes,” Duncan said after speaking with his ...
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SPRING TRAINING: Swing & can't-miss action!

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