MLB Gives Hunter Strickland Stiffer Penalty Than Bryce Harper

A bench clearing brawl ensued after Hunter Strickland plunked Bryce Harper on a Memorial Day game. But the penalty for Strickland much stiffer than for Harper. Strickland was handed a six-game suspension for “intentionally hitting Harper with a pitch, inciting the bench-clearing incident and fighting” but Harper only 4 games. 

MLB assigns Hunter Strickland with stiffer penalty than Bryce Harper

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