Royals’ Yordano Ventura suspended 9 games, Orioles’ Manny Machado 4

Kansas City pitcher Yordano Ventura was suspended nine games and Baltimore third baseman Manny Machado was penalized four games Thursday after their brawl this week.

Major League Baseball also fined each player an undisclosed amount.

On Tuesday night in Baltimore, Ventura hit Machado in the back with a 99 mph fastball in the fifth inning.

Chicago placed Morneau on the 15-day disabled list after he agreed to a $1 million, one-year deal, which gives him a prorated base salary of $633,800.