Sports: Rangers reliever arrested over stadium incident
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OAKLAND, Calif. Texas reliever Frank Francisco has been arrested by Oakland police on a charge of aggravated battery. He threw a chair into the stands during the ninth inning of last night&#39;s game in Oakland, injuring two spectators.
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Texas Rangers pitcher Frank Francisco, who was arrested Monday on a battery charge for throwing a chair at Oakland Athletics fans, was suspended for the rest of the season by Major League Baseball.
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Pitcher Mike Bacsik was designated for assignment by the Texas Rangers on Sunday after going 1-1 with a 4.60 ERA in three starts.
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(OAKLAND, Calif.) - Texas Rangers-Oakland A&#39;s game turns ugly when player hurls chair at fans. A woman is considering pressing charges after she was hit by a chair at an Oakland A&#39;s game last night.
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Texas Rangers relief pitcher Frank Francisco was suspended for the rest of the 2004 season Friday by Major League Baseball after tossing a chair into the stands and hitting two fans in the head earlier this week.
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Rangers team officials did not think it was necessary to assign extra security for the Oakland bullpen to keep hecklers away from Athletics relievers during Tuesday night&#39;s game.
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A fight broke out at a major league baseball game between the Oakland A&#39;s and Texas Rangers Monday night, and the incident should spark action to eliminate this problem in the future.
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Fredi Gonzalez served a one-game suspension last night for going onto the field during a bench-clearing confrontation one inning after he was ejected.
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Houston Astros first baseman Lance Berkman was suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount by Major League Baseball on Friday after being ejected in a game against Colorado.
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It didn't take anything so drastic as driving a stake through Manny Ramirez's heart, but to the Texas Rangers, who brought an end to the Red Sox' 10-game winning streak here, it almost felt like that's what was needed to put the Sox in the loss column. &quot;Especially in Boston,&quot; said Doug Brocail, the Rangers' 37-year-old reliever who has pulled ...
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New York Post - TORONTO &#x2014; Suspended by MLB for yesterday's game, Yankee manager Joe Torre opted not to come to SkyDome at all, as Kevin Brown made his second start since returning from a broken left hand.
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Texas Rangers pitcher Frank Francisco allegedly hurled a chair at some fans heckling the Ranger bullpen after the Rangers hit a ninth inning game tying homer in Oakland.
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Braves shortstop Rafael Furcal was arrested on drunken driving charges Friday, his second DUI arrest in four years and a potential distraction to a team trying to wrap up its 13th straight division title.
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Neifi PÃ©rez, a veteran utility infielder for the Detroit Tigers, has become the first major league player to be suspended for using a banned amphetamine.
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Texas Rangers relief pitcher Frank Francisco has been arrested in California after hurling a chair that hit two fans in the stands during Monday&#39;s game against Oakland.
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OAKLAND, California (Sports Network) - Texas Rangers relief  pitcher Frank Francisco will face misdemeanor assault charges  for his part in a September 13 melee between players and fans  during his club's game against the Oakland Athletics.
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-- Texas Rangers infielder Jerry Hairston Jr.'s name surfaced Friday and a ninth person was arrested in a widespread steroids investigation out of upstate New York.