Miguel Sano Suspension for Role in Altercation vs. Tigers Upheld

Major League Baseball upheld a one-game suspension it gave to Minnesota Twins third baseman Miguel Sano for his role in a scuffle with the Detroit Tigers on April 22.              

Dustin Morse of the Twins organization confirmed the news. Sano will miss Tuesday night's game against the American League Central rival Chicago White Sox at Guaranteed Rate Field.

Dave Sessions noted for MLB.com that the 23-year-old Dominican Republic native received the punishment for "aggressive actions" after the Tigers' Matthew Boyd threw a pitch behind him. The infielder moved toward the mound before a brief encounter with catcher James McCann.

"We feel the proper response is to appeal [the suspension]," Twins manager Paul Molitor said. "We feel we have a fairly legitimate case as to why they should at least consider reducing that."

Last week, Sano said he took part in a 90-minute video hearing as part of the appeal process but just wanted a quick resolution to the issue, per Mike Berardino of the Pioneer Press.

"If I can be honest, I thought [Friday] was the day I was going to be suspended or I knew I was going to hear about my suspension," he said. "I thought about it a lot [Thursday]. As far as the decision, at this point I'm just trying to get it done with as soon as possible. Obviously, I don't want to lose any games, but if that's what it comes down to, let's do it as soon as possible so we can move on from this."

Sano is off to a strong start to the 2017 season with a .300/.431/.640 slash line and eight home runs through 29 games. He hit 25 homers last year but finished with a lackluster .319 on-base percentage.

He's eligible to return for Wednesday's clash, the second contest in a three-game set with the South Siders.