Red Sox’ Willson Contreras among 4 players suspended for role in brawl

Major League Baseball suspended four players following a benches-clearing brawl between the Boston Red Sox and Washington Nationals at Fenway Park on Tuesday. Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras and Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli each received seven-game suspensions, while Nationals starter Miles Mikolas got five games and Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton was suspended three games; all four were also fined undisclosed amounts. The incident was sparked when Cavalli directed the phrase 'sit down, boy' at Contreras after striking him out in the fourth inning, leading to four ejections and an 8-1 Nationals victory.