Brian Abreu was suspended after a seat-clearing incident

October 22, 11:42 AM: for every Ken Rosenthal of The AthleticAbreu did not formally appeal after his two-match suspension. In the event of an appeal, the suspension will begin immediately after a settlement is reached with the Players Association or the decision is upheld during the hearing. USA Today Bob Nightingale It was previously reported that Abreu had formally appealed his suspension, and that a hearing would be scheduled for tomorrow ahead of a virtual Game 7.

October 21, 5:31 pm: As he pointed out ESPN’s Alden Gonzalez, the current CBA stipulates that all appeals of postseason suspensions must be settled within 48 hours. This stipulation appears to indicate that Abreu will have to serve the suspension during the postseason unless the suspension is overturned on appeal.

October 21, 5:00 pm: Major League Baseball announced this evening that the Astros are the right-hander Brian Abreu He was suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount for his role in last night’s bench-clearing skirmish between the Astros and Rangers last night. Astros right-hander Lance McCullers Jr Both manager Dusty Baker were fined for their roles in the incident, as was a Rangers player Adulis Garcia And the right Bush died. Both McCullers and Bush will be banned from their club’s bench for the remainder of the ALCS.

Garcia, 30, slowly exited the batter’s box after getting the go-ahead three-run homer off Houston. Justin Verlander. When Garcia returned to the plate during the eighth inning, he was hit on the shoulder by an Abreu fastball. Garcia dropped his bat and faced the Astros catcher Martin Maldonado About the collision with the stadium, which led to the seats being vacated. Abreu, Garcia, and Baker were all ejected during the incident, and the Astros continued the game, 5-4, after the second baseman. Jose Altuve He got the go-ahead homer with a three-run homer in the ninth inning.

As discussed MLB.com Brian HouckH, neither side was satisfied with the way the situation was handled after the match. Abreu and other Astros players believed a warning should have been issued instead of the ejection, while Rangers manager Bruce Bochy was upset about the twelve-minute delay following the incident. Boushie believes the delay could have affected Texas Jose Leclercwho delivered the aforementioned game-winning homer to Altuve after the incident.

If Abreu chooses not to appeal, he will miss the rest of the ALCS, and possibly Game 1 of the World Series if the Astros win Game 6 tomorrow night. If Abreu appeals, the suspension will be postponed until the appeal is resolved. It is not yet clear whether Abreu intends to appeal the commissioner’s office’s decision ESPN’s Jeff Passan He notes that Abreu is “expected” to appeal, and that if he does, any suspension would likely be postponed until the 2024 season.

Abreu has been the Astros’ primary reliever all season, with a 1.75 ERA and 34.8% strikeout rate in 72 innings of work this year. That dominance carried over into the postseason, as Abreu had 6 1/3 innings of ball once across seven starts, striking out 11 while walking just two.