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Keller suspended 5 games, Anderson, Renteria 1 each for fray

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Keller suspended 5 games, Anderson, Renteria 1 each on WTOP| NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas City Royals pitcher Brad Keller has been suspended for five games by Major League Baseball, which concluded he intentionally threw a pitch that hit Tim Anderson of the Chicago White Sox this week. Anderson was…
NEW YORK (AP) — Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson didn’t go into detail Friday about what he said during a bench-clearing fracas with Kansas City earlier in the week after a report that he directed a racial slur at Royals pitcher Brad Keller.
Anderson was suspended one game for his actions Wednesday. Tempers flared after Keller hit Anderson, who had celebrated an earlier home run, with a fastball. Keller was penalized five games by Major League Baseball and is appealing.
ESPN, citing unidentified sources, said Anderson, who is black, called Keller, who is white, the N-word during the fray.
Anderson, the AL’s top hitter this season, declined to discuss what was said on the field. He sat out Friday night’s game at Detroit.
A person familiar with the penalty told The Associated Press that Anderson’s suspension was the result of his language, which was included in the umpires’ postgame report.

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