Last Updated on June 4, 2009 11:28 am by admin
NEW YORK (AP) -New York Yankees pitcher A.J. Burnett has been suspended six games for throwing high and tight to a Texas hitter this week.
Burnett appealed the penalty Thursday and can pitch until a hearing is held.
Burnett also was fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball for throwing a pitch near the head of Texas’ Nelson Cruz on Tuesday night.
Texas pitcher Vicente Padilla also was fined. He twice hit Mark Teixeira with pitches earlier in the same game.