Following their involvement in a bench-clearing brawl on Wednesday night, MLB suspended Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Matt Kemp and Texas Rangers catcher Robinson Chirinos one game.
#Dodgers OF Matt Kemp and #Rangers C Robinson Chirinos both suspended one game by MLB for their part in benches-clearing incident the other night.
— Mike DiGiovanna (@MikeDiGiovanna) June 15, 2018
On an attempt to score with two outs in the third inning, Kemp collided with Chirinos at home plate and knocked him over. Both players fell over then stood up and confronted each other before the pushing and shoving started.
Both benches emptied and it took several minutes for the players to be separated.
While Kemp and Chirinos could appeal the suspension, it’s not known at this time if they will file an appeal.