Major League Baseball has issued a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine to infielder Jerry Hairston of the Washington Nationals for his aggressive actions, which included making contact with Umpire Ed Hickox, during the bottom of the seventh inning of the club's Friday, May 27th game against the San Diego Padres as Nationals Park in Washington, DC. Joe Garagiola, Jr., Senior Vice President of Standards and On-Field Operations for Major League Baseball, made the announcement. Hairston had been scheduled to begin to serve his suspension this afternoon, when the Nationals are to conclude their series with the Padres. However, Hairston has elected to appeal. Thus, his suspension will be held in abeyance until the process is complete.

Kevin Frandsen, a second baseman for Philadelphia's Triple-A affiliate, was suspended for 50 games Wednesday following a positive test under baseball's minor league drug program. A veteran of five seasons with the Giants and the Angels, Frandsen signed a minor league contract with the Phillies on April 1. The commissioner's office said he tested positive for Ritalinic Acid, which essentially is the same as Ritalin, which is used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

A's outfielder Josh Willingham was suspended for one game after making contact with an umpire during a weekend dispute, according to an ESPN.com report. The penalty was supposed to go into effect for Monday night's game at Texas, but Willingham appealed. He can keep playing until the appeal process is complete.

Rays outfielder B.J. Upton has been suspended two games by Major League Baseball for an ejection that occurred earlier in the week. Upton, who has elected to appeal, was ejected in the ninth inning of Wednesday night's 3-2 loss to Toronto for arguing balls and strikes with the home plate umpire. He struck out four times in Wednesday's game, and after the final one, he engaged in an animated dispute with umpire Chad Fairbanks, who had earlier ejected Toronto manager John Farrell for a similar offense. "I just kind of lost it a little bit," said Upton. "I guess you could say ... I just didn't feel like that pitch in that particular moment was a strike. ... I'm a pretty laid back guy, I think. Obviously, you could tell I didn't like the call. ... It is what it is. It's done with now."

The Office of the Commissioner of Baseball announced today that Braves coach Roger McDowell has been suspended for two weeks without pay and fined an undisclosed amount for his inappropriate conduct toward fans at the Saturday, April 23rd game in San Francisco. The suspension is retroactive to Friday, April 29th, when McDowell was placed on administrative leave by the Club. McDowell also will be required to participate in a sensitivity training program as a part of the discipline stemming from this matter. McDowell, who had requested last week to apologize directly to the fans involved in the incident, will do so now that the investigation has been completed. The fan involved, Justin Quinn, will be invited along with his family to attend a future Giants game as guests of MLB. In addition, MLB will reach out to education programs that aim to promote tolerance and sensitivity. Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig said: "Major League Baseball is a social institution that brings people together and welcomes all individuals of different races, religions, genders, national origins and sexual orientations into its ballparks. Conduct by people associated with MLB that shows insensitivity to others simply cannot and will not be tolerated. I understand that Mr. McDowell is very contrite about his conduct, and hopefully this incident will be used to increase public awareness of the importance of sensitivity to others. I commend Justin Quinn and his family for bringing this issue to our attention so that it will not happen again in the future.”