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Odor appeal hearing for punching Bautista to be Tuesday

The Associated Press Published Sunday, May 22, 2016 6:56PM EDT

Jose Bautista (19) gets hit by Texas Rangers' Odor

Toronto Blue Jays Jose Bautista (19) gets hit by Texas Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor (12) after Bautista slid into second in the eighth inning of a baseball game at Globe Life Park in Arlington, Tex., on Sunday, May 15, 2016. (Richard W. Rodriguez/Star-Telegram via AP)

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HOUSTON -- Texas second baseman Rougned Odor's hearing to appeal an eight-game suspension for punching Toronto's Joey Bautista will be on Tuesday.

The appeal will be heard by MLB executive vice-president John McHale. If it is upheld, Odor would have to begin serving the suspension immediately.

The league disciplined 14 players and staff for their actions in the brawl in Arlington, Texas, on May 15.

Odour punched Bautista in the jaw in the top of the eighth inning of that game after Bautista made a hard takeout slide at second base on Odour, which started the bench-clearing brawl.