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Report: Astros Coach Alex Cintron Receives 20-Game Suspension After Brawl With A's

Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron has received a 20-game suspension following his role in the benches-clearing brawl with A's center fielder Ramon Laureano on Sunday, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.

Laureano received a six-game suspension, reports The San Franciso Chronicle's Susan Slusser.

Nightengale pointed out Cintron's ban is believed to be the largest ever levied against an MLB coach.

After being hit by a pitch for the second time on Sunday and three times in the series, Laureano gestured toward pitcher Humberto Castellanos about his slider. On Monday, Laureano told ESPN that Cintron responded with an expletive and "said in Spanish something you don't say about my mother.