MLB has suspendedRangers third basemanAsdrbal Cabrera four games for his behavior after his ejection from Thursday's win against the Indians.

According to , Cabrera Jacob Stallings Jersey plans to appeal. He has also been fined an undisclosed sum.

Cabrera was ejected by home plate umpire Bill Miller in the sixth inning. After taking a borderline inside pitch forstrike three, Cabrera went to the dugout. After reviewing a replay of the Keone Kela Jersey pitch, "Let's finggo, that's inside pitch!"

After Miller i sued a warning,Cabrera threw his batting gloves in Miller's direction, earning the ejection.

Asdrbal JB Shuck Jersey Cabrera threw his batting gloves at an umpire and got a much longer suspension than Manny Machado.Did 's angry statement work?

Yahoo Sports MLB (@MLByahoosports)

In a statement, Joe Torre, chief baseball officer for MLB, cited Cabrera's suspension for"throwing equipment from the dugout atMajor League UmpireBill Miller."

The punishment handed to Cabrera seems rather harshgiven that Padres star Manny Machado was only suspended one game earlier this week for a confrontation with an umpire in which Machado threw his Chad Kuhl Jersey bat. Cabrera also allegedly bumped the umpire in his incident.

That suspension drew Kevin Newman Jersey a sharply worded statement from theMLB Umpires A sociation calling for MLB to step up discipline for players involved in disputes with umpires. MLB responded with a statement later that day saying in part, "We do not believe it is appropriate Sean Rodriguez Jersey for the union representing Major League Umpires to comment on the discipline of players "

The 33-year-old Cabrera is slashing.242/.322/.428 with 11 home runs in 67 games in his first season with the Rangers.

Related Articles