Cavalli Suspension Fallout | Washington Nationals News

**Corey** (0:00)
It's July 6th, I'm Corey with the story. This is Washington Nationals News Today, driven by AI and built for fans. So, Cade Cavalli, the pitcher for the Nationals, is now serving a five-game suspension. This all went down after a big dust-up between the Nationals and the Red Sox last Tuesday.
He was originally looking at seven games for his role in starting and fueling that whole bench's clearing incident, which pretty much revolved around him and the Red Sox's Willson Contreras. Cavalli himself said, It's been tough that he never saw himself in this kind of situation. He's been leaning on his teammates, his family, and the staff for support, and he's really grateful for that. He actually pitched on Sunday, so he's eligible to get back on the mound this weekend against the Yankees.
Meanwhile, another Nationals pitcher, Miles Mikolas, also got hit with a five-game suspension for his part in the same incident. He's appealing that decision and was scheduled to pitch on Monday against Astros. And it's not just the Nationals. Willson Contreras, the Red Sox first baseman, is appealing his seven-game suspension. And outfielder Nate Eaton is appealing his three-game ban. So, there's a lot of appeals going on from that game.
It's a pretty wild situation when a game gets that heated, leading to multiple suspensions and appeals. Baseball is a game of inches, but sometimes tempers flare and things get out of hand, impacting players for weeks.