6:16PM : Abreu has officially appealed his suspension, and will thus be available to pitch in Game 6 tonight, as per and other reporters. The appeal hearing will take place tomorrow in advance of a po sible Game 7. TODAY, 11:42am: Per , Abreu has not yet officially appealed his two-game suspension. If appealed, the suspension would begin immediately following a settlement with the players union or the decision being upheld during a hearing. had previously reported that Abreu had officially appealed his suspension, and that a hearing would be scheduled for tomorrow prior to a hypothetical Game 7. Oct 21, 5:31pm: As noted by , the current CBA stipulates that all appeals of postseason suspensions must be settled within 48 hours. That clause would appear to indicate that Abreu will be forced to serve the suspension during the postseason unle s the suspension is overturned on appeal. Oct 21, 5:00pm: Major League Baseball announced this evening that Astros right-hander has been suspended for two games and fined an undisclosed amount for his role in last nights benches-clearing skirmish between the Astros and the Rangers last night. Astros right-hander and manager Dusty Baker were both fined for their roles in the incident, as was Rangers outfielder and right-hander . Both McCullers and Bush will be prohibited from sitting on their John Candelaria Jersey clubs bench for the remainder of the ALCS. Garcia, 30, walked out of the batters box slowly after hitting a go-ahead, three-run homer off of Houston ace . When Garcia returned to the plate during the eighth inning, he was struck on the shoulder by a fastball from Abreu. Garcia dropped his bat and confronted Astros catcher about the hit-by-pitch, leading the benches to clear. Abreu, Garcia, and Baker were all ejected during the incident, and the Astros went on to the the game 5-4 after second baseman hit a go-ahead, three-run homer of his own in the ninth inning. As discu sed by h, neither side was pleased with the handling of the situation following the game. Abreu and other Astros players believing a warning should have been i sued rather than an ejection, while Rangers manager Bruce Bochy was displeased with the twelve-minute delay following the incident. Bochy believes the delay could have impacted Texas righty , who surrendered the aforementioned game-winning homer to Altuve following the incident. If Abreu elects not to appeal, he would mi s the remainder of the ALCS, and potentially the first game of the World Series if the Astros win Game 6 tomorrow night. Should Abreu appeal, the suspension would be put on hold until the appeal is resolved. Its not yet clear if Abreu intends to appeal the commi sioners offices decision, though indicates that Abreu is expected to appeal and that if he does so, any suspension would likely be postponed until the 2024 campaign. Abreu has been a key reliever for the Astros all season, with a 1.75 ERA and a 34.8% strikeout rate in 72 innings of work this year. That dominance has carried over to the postseason, where Abreu has 6 1/3 innings of one-run ball acro s seven appearances, striking out eleven while walking just two. Bobby Bonilla Jersey