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 Harper appealed the suspension and is allowed to play Wednesday
night against the Tigers.
The 2015 National League Most Valuable Player was ejected during
Monday's game after teammate Danny Espinosa was called out on
strikes.
According to the rules, Harper was supposed to leave the dugout
after being tossed, but the next batter, Clint Robinson, hit a
game-winning home run and Harper ran onto the field with others
players to celebrate.
While on the field, Harper pointed toward Knight directed expletives
at him. MLB officials said the suspension resulted from "his actions
following his ejection, including returning to the field."
In 33 games this season, Harper is batting .252 with 10 home runs
and 27 RBIs. Last year, he belted 42 homers and drove in 99 runs
while batting .330.
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 Chicago Cubs ace Jake Arrieta thinks he deserves more than the
seven-year, $175 million extension given to Stephen Strasburg of the
Washington Nationals.
The reigning Cy Young Award winner, less than two years from free
agency, also said he is not ready to give a hometown discount to
stay with Cubs.
"In a perfect world, I'd prefer it be done quickly," the
right-handed Arrieta said Wednesday morning at Wrigley Field.
"If it's going to happen, get it over with. Let's go play. Sometimes
it can be an uncomfortable situation having to talk about things
like this, around your teammates when we're trying to beat the
Padres today.
"So that's why I don't put a whole lot of thought into it. If they
want to talk, they know where I'm at. We can get something, great."
Strasburg, 27, signed his seven-year extension with the Nationals on
Tuesday. The right-handed Strasburg has never had a sub-3.00 ERA
over a full season of starts and is 5-0 with a 2.76 ERA this season.
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"I'll let you judge that," Arrieta told reporters about what he
believes his market should be. "Just look at the numbers."
The 30-year-old Arrieta is 22-1 with a 0.92 ERA over his last 27
starts. His ERA has gone from 3.66 in 2013 to 2.53 in 2014 to 1.77
as he won the National League Cy Young Award last season. He has a
6-0 record with a 1.13 ERA this year.
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Left-hander Daniel Norris was called up to join the Detroit Tigers
for the first time since undergoing cancer surgery last fall.
To make room on the roster before a game with the Washington
Nationals, the Tigers optioned outfielder Tyler Collins to Triple-A
Toledo.
Norris had surgery in October for a cancerous growth in his thyroid
but returned this spring and was competing for the No. 5 spot in the
starting rotation until he suffered a back injury.
Beginning the season with Toledo, Norris struggled to a 0-3 record
with a 9.98 ERA in 15 1/3 innings, but he is still considered one of
the organization's top pitching prospects.
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