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Marte and Barrett Suspended for Free-for-All Wednesday, May 23rd , 2001 After an intense confrontation, both the Redbirds Starling Marte and the Aces Red Barrett were handed their punishments today. The league commissioner's office issued suspensions for an on-the-field conflict that occurred at a recent Louisville-Las Vegas game. Starling Marte will miss 5 games, while Red Barrett was suspended for 6 games. "Sometimes we go too far and have to pay the consequences," Starling Marte commented later. "Hopefully cooler heads will prevail the next time we play." Marte is batting .329 with 7 home runs and 25 RBIs this season. Barrett has made 6 starts so far this year and put up a 1-4 won-lost record with a 7.16 ERA. In 32.2 innings he has allowed 41 hits, walked 4 and struck out 27. |
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