May 16, 2009 4:09 PM EST

White Sox outfielder Jermaine Dye has appealed the two-game suspension he received on Friday afternoon.

Dye spiked his helmet, which struck umpire Mike DiMuro.

"I figured, if anything, I'd be fined," Dye said. "It wasn't intentional. I can't control the helmet if it goes backward. I slammed it straight down, just being mad at myself. And that was it, it wasn't intentional."

Via Chicago Tribune