Nyjer Morgan To Begin Serving Eight-Game Suspension On Friday

First, Nyjer Morgan was suspended seven games for throwing a ball into the stands that hit a fan. Then, Nyjer Morgan was suspended eight additional games for his role in a bench-clearing brawl with the Marlins, among other incidents. Morgan appealed his suspensions, though, and the results are in: after further review, Morgan will be suspended for a total of...eight games.

Nationals center fielder Nyjer Morgan will be suspended for eight games starting Friday, according to a baseball source. He will start the eight-game suspension on Friday. He is expected to return to action on Sept. 25 against the Braves at Nationals Park.

It's unclear why Morgan's initial 15-game total penalty was cut nearly in half, but one possible reason is that Major League Baseball dismissed his first suspension entirely when presented with evidence that Morgan didn't intend to hit a fan.

Whatever the case, what's done is done, and Morgan'll get to play the role of spectator for just over a week. Which is better than the two weeks he was looking at before.