Castellanos, who’s hitting .295 with five home runs and 10 RBIs, was suspended April 5 “for his aggressive actions and for instigating a benches-clearing incident.”
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In the fourth inning of the second game of the season April 3 in Cincinnati, Castellanos slid across home plate, scoring on a wild pitch by Cardinals pitcher Jake Woodford. As he got up, he said something to Woodford. That caused Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina to pursue Castellanos. Mike Moustakas came out of the on-deck circle to stop Molina.
In seconds, players from both benches were on the field, and there was much shoving. Later, a second skirmish started in the outfield. Castellanos was the only player ejected and the only player suspended.
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