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[September 05, 2017] (The Sports Xchange) - Major League Baseball reduced the suspension of catcher Gary Sanchez to three games.

Sanchez, initially suspended four games, apologized for his role in the benches-clearing-brawl at Detroit that led to multiple suspensions. Sanchez entered the scrum from the Yankees' dugout and landed punches on Miguel Cabrera and Nick Castellanos.

"I want to apologize for my actions during the last Detroit Tigers series," Sanchez said in a Facebook post.

"The heat of the moment and my desire to protect my teammates led me to commit some errors during the brawl. It's an incident I regret and from which I have learned. I know to some these may be mere words, but they are words that I feel the need to express because I sincerely feel this way, and for respect to you, the fans, the Yankees organization, the Detroit Tigers and the game of Baseball."

Sanchez, who is hitting .276 with 28 home runs despite missing several weeks because of injury to start the season, began his suspension on Monday and miss the three-game series against the Baltimore Orioles.

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David Wright's ongoing injury saga continued as the New York Mets announced he had decided to undergo surgery on Tuesday to repair a right rotator cuff.

Wright has appeared in just 75 games since 2015 because of various shoulder, back and neck issues. He was originally injured April 14, 2015, stealing second base and the original diagnosis was a right hamstring strain.

He was eventually diagnosed with spinal stenosis, which is the narrowing of the spinal column that will affect him throughout his life. Last year, Wright underwent surgery to repair a herniated disk in his neck and did not play after May 27.

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Besides Wright, the Mets also announced three other players will undergo season-ending surgery.

Michael Conforto, who tore the posterior capsule in his left shoulder on Aug. 24, will undergo surgery this week.

T.J. Rivera will undergo Tommy John surgery on his right elbow this week and reliever Josh Edgin will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Tuesday.

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Bryan Price will manage the Cincinnati Reds for at least one more season. As first reported by The Cincinnati Enquirer on Saturday, the Reds picked up a club option on Price for 2018.

"In this business, a lot of people don't get this opportunity," Price said. "I'm really grateful that they're sticking with me to see this thing through."

Cincinnati is in last place in the National League Central.

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Chicago White Sox starter James Shields left Monday's game against the Cleveland Indians with a right knee contusion after getting struck by a line drive.

After Shields was checked out by White Sox trainers, he was able to walk off the mound. X-Rays were negative on Shields and the White Sox said he is day to day.

Before getting hurt, Shields allowed four runs in 6 1/3 innings. In 17 starts this season, Shields owns a 5.72 ERA.

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