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nypost.com - 6/4/2009
BURNETT SUSPENDED SIX GAMES
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> A.J. Burnett was suspended for six games and fined an undisclosed amount today for throwing a ball near Nelson Cruz's head in Tuesday's Yankees win over the Rangers. The hard-throwing righthander has appealed the decision and will be allowed to...
Burnett gets six games for inside pitch | yankees.com: News
newyork.yankees.mlb.com - 6/4/2009
Burnett gets six games for inside pitch | yankees.com: News
— newyork.yankees.mlb.com — By Anthony DiComo / MLB.com 06/04/09 12:45 PM ET NEW YORK -- In a decision that A.J.... Burnett has already chosen to appeal, Major League Baseball on Thursday suspended the Yankees pitcher six games and fined him an undisclosed amount for throwing near ... (more) Burnett gets six games for inside pitch | yankees.com: News

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sports.espn.go.com - 6/4/2009
New York Yankees' A.J. Burnett suspended six games for pitch
— sports.espn.go.com — New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett has been suspended six games for throwing a pitch over the... head of the Rangers' Nelson Cruz in Tuesday night's game. (more) New York Yankees' A.J. Burnett suspended six games for pitch

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lohud.com - 6/5/2009
Burnett suspended for pitch at 'head area' | lohud.com | The Journal News
— lohud.com — NEW YORK - Major League Baseball yesterday suspended A.J. Burnett six games and fined him $2,000 for... intentionally throwing at a Texas hitter on Tuesday night. MLB Vice President of On-Field Operations Bob Watson ruled that Burnett intentionally threw ... (more) Burnett suspended for pitch at 'head area' | lohud.com | ...

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FanHouse:  Yankees' Burnett Suspended For Defending His Teammate

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Yankees' Burnett Suspended For Defending His Teammate
FanHouse — by Ed Price Filed under: Rangers, YankeesHere's how it works in baseball: Texas' Vicente Padilla throws at, and hits, the Yankees' Mark Teixeira twice and gets fined. A.J. Burnett tries to protect Teixeira with a pitch that doesn't hit Nelson Cruz and gets suspended. All this happened Tuesday at Yankee Stadium, and the punishment was handed down Thursday by Major League Baseball. "I pitch in all the time, but I can't complain about it," Burnett said before the Yanks hosted the ...

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