Tim Anderson's suspension was reduced to five games on Thursday, the White Sox announced.
to fans and his teammates for the role he played in a benches-clearing brawl with Cleveland on Aug. 5, but notably omitted Guardians All-Star José Ramírez from his remarks.
“I want to apologize to the entire White Sox organization, my teammates, manager and coaches and to the fans for my part in the altercation which took place in Cleveland,” Anderson wrote in a post on Instagram. Ramírez, in an apology issued more than a week ago, directly named Anderson and detailed his efforts to reach out to Anderson directly.after he slid into second base with a double in the sixth inning as Cleveland and Chicago faced each other in the middle contest of a three-game weekend series on Aug. 5.
Guardians radio voice Tom Hamilton described the action with an epic call worthy of the Hall of Fame,The altercation lasted 14 minutes, with Anderson needing to be restrained several times from going after Cleveland players and coaches as he was dragged toward the White Sox clubhouse.with his behavior for quite some time, and that things boiled over after Anderson continued to harangue Cleveland rookies, including Gabriel Arias.
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