Wells suspended 7 games, fined by MLB
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Padres pitcher David Wells was suspended for seven games and fined $3,000 Thursday by the commissioner's office for his animated argument with an umpire last weekend.
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Texas Rangers pitcher Vicente Padilla has  been suspended for seven games following an incident during  Sunday&#39;s clash with the Oakland Athletics, Major League  Baseball (MLB) said on Tuesday.
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Detroit Tigers infielder Neifi Perez was suspended 25 games Friday, the first player penalized for testing positive for a stimulant under Major League Baseball's drug program.
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St. Louis Cardinals&#39; right-hander Julian Tavarez was fined $10,000 by Major League Baseball for throwing over the head of Astros&#39; batter Jeff Bagwell in the seventh inning of Game 4 of the NLCS, the pitcher told ESPN on Tuesday night.
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Brook Lopez, a 7-foot sophomore who was already academically ineligible for the start of Stanford's season, has been suspended indefinitely for a violation of team rules.
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Houston Astros first baseman Lance Berkman has been suspended for two games for returning to the field after being ejected from a game, Major League Baseball said Friday.
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Veteran umpire Mike Winters has been suspended for the rest of the regular season following an encounter over the weekend with San Diego Padres outfielder Milton Bradley, Major League Baseball said on Wednesday.
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Houston pitcher Russ Springer was suspended for four games Friday after throwing several times at Barry Bonds and eventually hitting the San Francisco star earlier this week.
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Chicago Cubs first baseman Derrek Lee and San Diego Padres right-hander Chris Young were suspended for five games on Monday for their roles in a bench-clearing brawl.
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Vernon Wells signed a seven-year $126 million contract extension with the Toronto Blue Jays on Monday, the sixth richest deal in major league baseball history.
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San Diego -- The Giants reacted with dismay and indignation after learning Tuesday that Major League Baseball disciplinarian Bob Watson suspended closer Dustin Hermanson for three games and fined him for hitting Jeff Kent on Thursday night in apparent
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Houston Astros first baseman Lance  Berkman has been suspended for two games for returning to the  field after being ejected from a game, Major League Baseball  said Friday.
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After the Blue Jays announced Vernon Wells' $126 million, seven-year contract Monday, owner Ted Rogers said the team was in danger of leaving Canada before he bought the franchise six years ago.
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Mike Winters, the umpire who was involved in the argument that left a Padres outfielder with a season-ending knee injury, was suspended for the rest of the regular season.
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Red Sox pitcher Pedro Astacio and Yankees pitcher Brad Halsey were each suspended Tuesday for three games and fined an undisclosed amount.
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NBA scoring leader Carmelo Anthony was suspended for 15 games, drawing the heaviest punishment among seven players banned on Monday after a brawl between the New York Knicks and Denver Nuggets on Saturday.
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Detroit designated hitter Gary Sheffield and San Diego catcher Josh Bard were suspended for three games each by the commissioner's office Friday for confrontations with umpires the previous night.