Kent drops appeal of two- game suspension for pushing

August 6, 2003

HOUSTON (AP) — Astros second baseman Jeff Kent has dropped his appeal of a two-game suspension he received for pushing team manager Jimy Williams into an umpire, the team announced Wednesday.
Kent, who was also fined an undisclosed amount of money by Major League Baseball, will miss Houston’s games against the New York Mets on Wednesday and Thursday at Minute Maid Park.
Major League Baseball officials, who issued the suspension on Tuesday, said Kent pushed Williams into plate umpire Matt Hollowell while objecting to being thrown out for arguing a check swing strike call during the Astros’ home game July 26 against the Chicago Cubs.
Kent had initially decided to appeal the suspension and played in Tuesday night’s 10-1 loss to the Mets.

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