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Originally posted by greymule
What actual penalty did Roberto Alomar suffer for spitting on that umpire in 1996?
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Five game suspension (served at the beginning of 1997 and with pay), $50,000 dollar fine, and then of his own free will he donated an additional $232,000(the amount of pay he made while suspended)to charity.
I think that the reason that this was so mild, by comparison, was that a)both were employees of the sport and its respective associations, and b)apparently Hirshbeck threatened Alomar the morning following the incident. Keep in mind that no fans were hurt in the making of this suspension, and therefore no potential lawsuits were laid.