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League Gives Villa Suspension Thursday, July 30th , 2111 The Missoula Osprey were hoping for a more lenient ruling from the league office, but they didn't get it. In yesterday's game at Ballpark of League City against the Oakland (Rk+) Athletics, Osprey catcher Antonio Villa was ejected by the home plate umpire after he vociferously questioned a third-strike call. The commissioner's office issued a 4-game suspension, saying the league would not tolerate a player behaving in that manner. The disgruntled Villa refused to leave the field and kicked dirt on the umpire's shoes. His manager tried to keep him away from the umpire and physically had to remove him to the dugout with the help of the two other coaches. Reached for comment after getting the suspension notice, Villa said he was too disgusted to talk about it. Villa is hitting .125 this season with no home runs, 1 RBIs and no runs scored. He has 4 hits in 32 at-bats. |
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