MLB Suspends Four Players After Bench Clearing | Washington Nationals News

**Corey** (0:00)
It's July 2nd. I'm Corey with the story. This is Washington Nationals News Today, driven by AI and built for fans. So, Major League Baseball dropped some news about that dustup between the Boston Red Sox and the Washington Nationals a couple nights ago.
It was a benches clearing situation, and now we know who's facing the music.
Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli got hit with a seven-game suspension for his role in starting and continuing the chaos. Red Sox first baseman Wilson Contreras also got a seven-game ban for his actions during and after the whole thing went down. On top of that, Nationals pitcher Miles Mikolas is out for five games, and Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton will miss three games. All four players also got hit with some fines, though the exact amounts weren't released. These suspensions are set to kick in tomorrow, unless any of the guys decide to appeal. If they do appeal, then their discipline gets put on hold until that whole process plays out. It's a tough break for those players, but it shows MLB is trying to keep the game clean and prevent things from getting out of hand on the field.