Ripken Suspends Turner; De Leon

Justin Turner of Atlanta and Jose De Leon of Los Angeles were the main participants in a recent bench-clearing brawl and today the league handed out its punishment. Turner will have to miss 4 games for his part in the brawl, while De Leon was given 6 games. League officials announced their suspensions today.

This year Turner has 3 home runs and a .282 batting average.

This season De Leon has worked 56 innings with 35 strikeouts en route to a 3-5 record and a 4.82 ERA.

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