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Peralta suspended 8 games for pine tar, he appeals - Yahoo! Sports
WASHINGTON (AP) Tampa Bay reliever Joel Peralta was suspended for eight games by Major League Baseball on Thursday for having pine tar on his glove.
Peralta has appealed, and can continue to play until the process is complete. The Rays were at Washington on Thursday night.
Peralta was ejected from Tuesday night's game in Washington after umpires found pine tar on his mitt.
The incident led to a verbal spat between managers Joe Maddon of the Rays and Davey Johnson of the Nationals.
''I just know that we're appealing right now so I've got to sit tight and see,'' Peralta said.
''I'm allowed to pitch today and that's all I care about right now.''
Peralta has appealed, and can continue to play until the process is complete. The Rays were at Washington on Thursday night.
Peralta was ejected from Tuesday night's game in Washington after umpires found pine tar on his mitt.
The incident led to a verbal spat between managers Joe Maddon of the Rays and Davey Johnson of the Nationals.
''I just know that we're appealing right now so I've got to sit tight and see,'' Peralta said.
''I'm allowed to pitch today and that's all I care about right now.''
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