Juan Carlos Oviedo has been suspended for eight weeks by Major League Baseball for age and identity fraud. The Marlins reliever can participate in extended spring training and will be eligible to play in the major leagues July 23. He'll be eligible for one rehabilitation assignment in the minor leagues for a maximum 16 days. Oviedo was caught playing under the fake name of Leo Nunez and spent the offseason in the Dominican Republic clearing up his immigration status.

Charlie Manuel has been suspended one game for his nose-to-nose argument with plate umpire Bob Davidson earlier this week. The incident occurred during Tuesday night's game. Davidson also received a one-game suspension for what Major League Baseball called "repeated violations" in how umpires are supposed to handle situations.

Blue Jays third baseman Brett Lawrie has dropped his appeal of a four-game suspension for throwing a batting helmet that bounced and hit an umpire. Toronto made the announcement during a conference call Thursday. The team said the 22-year-old Lawrie has apologized to home plate umpire Bill Miller.

Major League Baseball has suspended Brett Lawrie for four games and fined him an undisclosed amount, a day after the Blue Jays third baseman got into an altercation with umpire Bill Miller. Lawrie appealed and can play until there is a hearing. He disagreed with a strike call and tossed his helmet to the ground. It then kicked up and struck Miller in the hip area. "The only thing I would change is maybe not throwing the helmet or any equipment toward the umpire because you can get an unlucky hop and have the kind of mess that's going on right now," the 22-year-old said.

Major League Baseball has dropped its 100-game suspension of Rockies catcher Eliezer Alfonzo for a positive drug test because of the same procedural issues that came up in the Ryan Braun case. Alfonzo is eligible to play immediately, according to a person familiar with the decision. Mostly a backup during six major league seasons, Alfonzo became the first player suspended twice for performance-enhancing drugs when the commissioner's office announced a 100-game penalty last September.

Cole Hamels was suspended five games for intentionally throwing at Washington rookie Bryce Harper in the Philadelphia Phillies' 9-3 win over the Nationals on Sunday night. MLB announced the penalty Monday. Hamels also was fined.

Giants reliever Guillermo Mota was suspended Monday for 100 games after testing positive for clenbuterol, a performance-enhancing substance, in violation of MLB's Joint Drug Prevention and Treatment Program, the Office of the Commissioner announced. The suspension of Mota, who received a 50-game ban for a performance-enhancing substance violation in November 2006, is effective immediately.

Delmon Young has been reinstated and is eligible to play for the Tigers on Friday night against the White Sox. Young was suspended for seven days without pay by Major League Baseball after he was arrested last week and charged with yelling anti-Semitic epithets during a late-night tussle at a New York hotel.

Rays prospect Tim Beckham has received a 50-game suspension from Major League Baseball after a second violation of the Minor League Drug Prevention and Treatment Program for a drug of abuse. "I regret that my poor judgment resulted in me letting my teammates and the Tampa Bay Rays organization down," Beckham said. "I take full responsibility for my actions and I will use this experience to refocus my commitment to baseball. "I recognize that I am blessed to be able to play baseball for a living. I owe it to my teammates, my family, and to myself to respect the game and the responsibilities that go with playing it as a professional. I am sorry." Beckham, the No. 1 overall pick by Tampa Bay in the 2008 amateur draft, is hitting .204 at Triple-A Durham.

Major League Baseball has suspended Delmon Young for seven games without pay following his arrest on a hate crime harassment charge last week in New York. The suspension is retroactive to Friday, when Young was arrested after a late-night tussle at his hotel. "Those associated with our game should meet the responsibilities and standards that stem from our game's stature as a social institution," commissioner Bud Selig said in a statement. "An incident like this cannot and will not be tolerated. I understand that Mr. Young is regretful, and it is my expectation that he will learn from this unfortunate episode." The suspension will cost Young approximately $257,240 of his $6,725,000 salary.