MLB hits mark on Rougned Odor incident suspensions

They didn’t really place much blame on anyone for Sunday’s Rangers-Blue Jays game turned street fight, except for Odor’s impersonation of Roberto Duran, resulting in an eight-game suspension.

Rougned Odor suspended eight games for punching Jose Bautista Bautista was suspended one game for his actions in the brawl and his postgame comments saying he deliberately went hard into Odor at second base, with no intent to stay on the base.

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus was suspended one game for throwing a punch at Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar, which he immediately accepted.

Blue Jays reliever Jesse Chavez was suspended three games for hitting Rangers first baseman Prince Fielder after both teams had been issued warnings, as was manager John Gibbons, who returned to the field after being ejected earlier in the game.

“In the heat of the moment, you’ve got to do what you think is right,” said Blue Jays outfielder Kevin Pillar, fined $1,000 but not suspended for running onto the field in hopes of retaliation.

Odor instead received the standard suspension that just about every player gets for throwing a punch that hits a man in the face.

The difference is this brawl started seven months after Bautista’s bat flip in Game 5 of the 2015 Division Series between the Blue Jays and Rangers.

Bautista retaliated with a vicious slide into Odor while breaking up a double play.

And Odor answered back with a punch that will be remembered as long as he plays the game, hitting Bautista flush in the face, sending his helmet and sunglasses flying.