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Report: Odor's suspension reduced to 7 games

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Rougned Odor's eight game suspension has been cut down to seven after appealing the discipline for his role in a melee between the Texas Rangers and Toronto Blue Jays, according to MLB Network's Jon Heyman.

Odor will begin his suspension Friday, and the club is expected to recall Jurickson Profar as his replacement, the Star-Telegram's Stefan Stevenson reports.

The Rangers second baseman became a household name after squaring up Jose Bautista with a right hook in a bench-clearing brawl on May 15.

Bautista was handed a one-game suspension, which he appealed, and had his hearing in New York prior to Thursday's game.

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The incident stemmed from a Matt Bush fastball to Bautista's ribs. He subsequently went in hard on a slide to second base, which Odor took exception to. Odor was also fined $5,000.

Rangers shortstop Elvis Andrus has already served his one-game suspension for his role in the fracas.

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