PHILADELPHIA — Bryce Harper already had his four-game suspension reduced to three games and he is nearly finished serving it.
But it’ll be awhile before the Giants and right-hander Hunter Strickland have a resolution. The league won’t hear his appeal until June 13, the club said.
Both combatants appealed their suspensions stemming from last Monday’s on-field fisticuffs, when Strickland hit Harper in the hip with a pitch and the Nationals outfielder charged the mound. Strickland received a six-game suspension and undisclosed fine.
The difference: Harper agreed to drop his appeal when the league offered to reduce his suspension.