Baseball Notes | Lo Duca fined and suspended
Baseball Notable New York Mets catcher Paul Lo Duca was suspended for two games and fined $2,000 yesterday after a tantrum aimed at umpire Marvin Hudson on Saturday in Oakland.
Baseball Notable
New York Mets catcher
Paul Lo Duca
was suspended for two games and fined $2,000 yesterday after a tantrum aimed at umpire
Marvin Hudson
on Saturday in Oakland.
Lo Duca appealed the penalty and cannot be disciplined until after a hearing is held. He was in the starting lineup for last night's game against the St. Louis Cardinals.
The Texas Rangers put righthander Vicente Padilla on the 15-day disabled list with an injured right triceps.
Washington Nationals shortstop Cristian Guzman will miss the rest of the season after surgery to repair a torn ligament in his left thumb.
After spending the last 11/2 seasons as the Los Angeles Dodgers' first baseman, Nomar Garciaparra will move to third base, perhaps as early as Friday.
Streaking first baseman James Loney has hit .429 since being recalled from the minor leagues June 10.
The Milwaukee Brewers agreed to a contract with outfielder Matt LaPorta, a Florida senior, giving the first-round draft pick a signing bonus of about $2 million.
Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau was released from a Miami-area hospital. He bruised his right lung Friday in a collision with Florida Marlins catcher Miguel Olivo.
The injury ended Morneau's streak of 191 consecutive games played.
- Associated Press