Washington Nationals pitcher A.J. Cole Joe Morgan Jersey received a five-game suspension and was fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch near the head of Pittsburgh Pirates infielderJung Ho Kang on Sunday, Major League Baseballannounced Tuesday.

Cole threw Cliff Pennington Jersey at Kang in the bottom of the third inning, that ignitinga benches-clearing incident.

The Nationals were upset with Kang fora fake tag at third base a halfinning earlier that caused star Bryce Harper to slideawkwardly, jamming his Bruce Maxwell Jersey left thumb in the proce s.

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Cole has elected to file an appeal on the five-game suspension, thus the discipline will be held in abeyance until the proce Andrew Triggs Jersey s is complete.