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Tim Anderson suspended this many games for obscene gesture in Cleveland

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Shortstop appeals the punishment; knowing MLB, it will somehow decide to increase the suspension as a result.

On Friday evening, as the White Sox were getting ready to take the field in Minneapolis against the Twins, MLB announced a one-game suspension for Tim Anderson.

Anderson had flipped Cleveland fans the bird during the opener of Wednesday’s doubleheader, a game in which he’d made three errors to do his share in a listless loss to the Guardians.