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Mexican League Announces Suspensions of up to 20 Games for Pericos and Olmecas Players

From El Universal · () Spanish

Translated from Spanish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • The Mexican Baseball League suspended and fined nine players involved in a fight between the Pericos de Puebla and Olmecas de Tabasco.
  • Puebla’s José Martínez received the longest suspension, 20 games, while teammates received penalties ranging from two to four games.
  • Olmecas pitchers Jimmy Cordero, Keone Kela and Francis Peguero also received suspensions and fines, affecting their availability for the Serie del Rey.

The Mexican Baseball League handed down suspensions and fines after an unprecedented fight between players from the Pericos de Puebla and Olmecas de Tabasco during the fifth game of the Southern Zone Championship Series.

Nine players were ejected from the game, including three from Tabasco and six from Puebla. The league said the suspensions reflected unsportsmanlike conduct.

Puebla’s José Martínez received the harshest punishment, a 20-game suspension and a fine. His teammates Ciro Norzagaray, Vladimir Gutiérrez, Cristhian Adames, Edgar Torres and Emailin Montilla also received suspensions.

Olmecas pitchers Jimmy Cordero, Keone Kela and Francis Peguero were fined and suspended. Cordero received four games, Kela three and Peguero two. Their penalties will affect their participation in the Serie del Rey against the Toros de Tijuana.

The league’s complete list gave Norzagaray four games, Gutiérrez, Adames, Torres and Montilla two games each, with a fine attached to every suspension.

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Originally published by El Universal in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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