Upset with a strikeout call in the bottom of the first inning on Canada Day at Rogers Centre, Encarnacion got in the face of Carapazza and bumped him with his chest despite keeping his hands behind his back.
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Encarnacion has elected to appeal the suspension, thus the discipline issued to him will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.
In case you missed it, here’s the confrontation between the two:
Blue Jays manager John Gibbons was also ejected, marking the the sixth time Gibbons has been tossed this season, which leads all of MLB.
