• Astros’ Alex Cintron suspended 20 games for role in A’s brawl

    Astros’ Alex Cintron suspended 20 games for role in A’s brawl

    Major League Baseball dropped another hammer on the Houston Astros. Alex Cintron, the Astros hitting coach was suspended 20 games for his role in Sunday’s benches-clearing brawl, MLB announced Tuesday. Cintron was seen taunting and challenging Oakland Athletics outfielder Ramón Laureano, which led to Laureano charing the Astros dugout along the first-base line. Laureano was …