KC Royals: Edinson Volquez Drops Appeal

KC Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez has decided to drop the appeal of his five game suspension and began serving immediately.

#Royals pitcher Edinson Volquez will drop his appeal and start serving his 5-game suspension tonight vs. Cleveland.
— Kansas City Royals (@Royals) April 27, 2015

Volquez was one of four Royals to be suspended after the brawl with the Chicago White Sox last Thursday.

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Yordano Ventura who was one of the instigators of the brawl after he cussed and shouted at Adam Eaton when he caught a ball hit towards him before he flipped the ball to first baseman Eric Hosmer. Ventura received a seven game suspension for his role in the fight.

Lorenzo Cain has had a feud with Jeff Samardzija since opening day when Samardzija beaned Cain after Mike Moustakas hit a home run. Samardzija charged Cain in the middle of the fight and the two players tangled and were the focus of the fight. Cain received a two game suspension.

Kelvin Herrera was suspended for two games but it was not clear the role he played in the fight. The two games for Herrera are tacked on to the five games that he received for pitching behind Oakland A’s third baseman Brett Lawrie.

Volquez was the player that was seen throwing the biggest punches including a big one at Samardzija as he fell to the ground after charging over Royals coach Mike Jirschele.

The five game suspension for Volquez seemed to be the most fair and obvious of all the suspensions handed out to Royals players. The appeal was likely just to stall to get him through Sundays game against the White Sox.