Red Sox’s Contreras also given seven-game banPitcher apologized for remark, racial overtonesBench-clearing fracas resulted in four ejectionsMajor League Baseball suspended Washington Nationals starting pitcher Cade Cavalli and Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras seven games each on Thur sday for their ⁠roles in a benches-clearing incident on Tuesday in Boston.MLB also suspended Nationals right-hander Miles Mikolas for five games and Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton for three for ⁠their actions during the ⁠incident at Fenway Park. The ​four players each were fined an undisclosed amount as part of the discipline. Continue reading... ...read more read less