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 | Takahashi Given 4-Game Suspension Sunday, June 26th, 2016 The Tokyo Yakult Swallows were hoping for a more lenient ruling from the league office, but they didn't get it. In yesterday's game at Rebels Ballpark against the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Swallows third baseman Yasunobu Takahashi was ejected by the home plate umpire after he vociferously questioned a third-strike call. The commissioner's office issued a 4-game suspension, saying the league would not tolerate a player behaving in that manner. The disgruntled Takahashi refused to leave the field and kicked dirt on the umpire's shoes. His manager tried to keep him away from the umpire and physically had to remove him to the dugout with the help of the two other coaches. Reached for comment after getting the suspension notice, Takahashi said he was too disgusted to talk about it. |   |
