HOUSTON—Yuli Gurriel of the Houston Astros has been suspended for five games next season for making a racist gesture at Dodgers pitcher Yu Darvish during the World Series. Manfred said he didn’t think it would be fair to penalize the rest of the Astros by suspending Gurriel during the World Series. Gurriel will miss the first five games of the 2018 season and will not be paid during his suspension. The Astros chased Darvish after just 1 2/3 innings, the shortest outing of Darvish’s major league career and his only game without a strikeout. Asked about Gurriel’s gesture, Darvish said he was angry and found it disrespectful.

Source: thestar October 28, 2017 20:42 UTC