...for his role in a bench-clearing incident last Thursday involving his Class A Peoria Chiefs team and Clinton manager Mike Micucci.
The Chiefs and the Midwest League announced the penalty. Sandberg began serving the suspension Saturday in Clinton, and also was to miss Sunday's game between the Chiefs and LumberKings at Alliant Energy Field. Sandberg also will miss the Chiefs' game on Monday night against the Quad Cities River Bandits at O'Brien Field in Peoria.
Sandberg apparently confronted Micucci between the sixth and seventh innings of a 7-3 Peoria loss. He was allegedly upset about a sixth-inning bunt attempt by Clinton, which was leading 6-0 at the time.
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5/12/2008
Suspended
Peoria Chief manager Ryne Sandberg has been suspended three games...
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