Soler Homers Despite Suspension Appeal

0:00It's April 9th, welcome to MLB News Today, powered by AI and Ready for First Pitch. Major League Baseball hit Angel Slugger, Jorge Salar, with a seven-game suspension for his part in Tuesday night's brawl against the Braves. Less than an hour after the announcement, Celera appealed it, stayed in the lineup, and crushed a Homer in his first ad-bad Wednesday during Ann. 8-2 loss at Angel Stadium. That blast came off a slider from Braves pitcher Grant Holmes, his third Homer this season, traveling 402 feet at over 105 miles per hour. Solar went one for four that day, batting 222 with three homers and 11 RBI's in 13 games. Meanwhile, Braves Hurler, Randall de Lopez, drew the same seven-game ban, but got a cut to five after appealing. The trouble started Tuesday when Solar Homer'd off Lopez then got plunked by a fastball. Later, after a wild pitch, Solar charged the mound thinking Lopez trash-talked him.

1:01Punches flew, but stars like Mike Trout and Brave Skipper Walt Weiss broke it up quick. Angel's manager Kurt Suzuki called it disappointing to lose Solar, but backed him fully, saying it was the right move in the heat. No bad blood lingers. Suzuki chatted with Weiss, old Atlantic connections run deep since both managed or played their last year. Solar shrugged it off post-game, calling it just game heat through his interpreter. With the appeal pending, the Angel's head to Cincinnati Friday, ready to keep rolling regardless.