Los Angeles Angels' Jorge Soler (12) is tackled to the ground by Atlanta Braves players as a fight breaks out during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, April 7, 2026, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Ethan Swope)

NAHEIM, Calif. — Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler and Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo Lopez each received seven-game suspensions from Major League Baseball on Wednesday, a day after they were ejected following their participation in a brawl.

Michael Hill, MLB’s senior vice president for on-field operations, also announced that the players received undisclosed fines. The suspensions were scheduled to begin with Wednesday’s game but were put on hold pending appeals from each player.

MLB and the Major League Baseball Players Association reached an agreement to have Lopez’s suspension reduced to five games, effective immediately. With an off day, Lopez will be able to keep his scheduled next start for Atlanta.

Soler started in right field and batted fourth in Wednesday’s finale of the three-game series.

Soler homered off Lopez in the first inning of Tuesday night’s game. In his next at-bat, Soler was hit by a 96 mph fastball from Lopez. In the fifth, Soler charged the mound after Lopez threw a high-and-inside wild pitch that tipped off catcher Jonah Heim’s mitt.

As Soler began walking toward the mound, Lopez held up his hands and the two glared at each other before both started throwing punches.

“I asked him if everything was OK and the answer he gave me, I didn’t like it,” Soler said through an interpreter, according to MLB.com. “That’s why I went out there.”

The right-handed Lopez held the baseball in his right hand as he used it to throw a punch at Soler’s batting helmet.

Players and coaches stormed out of the dugouts and bullpens, and Braves manager Walt Weiss tackled Soler, the 2021 World Series MVP with Atlanta.

“I love Soler. We were teammates here,” Weiss said. “But that’s a big man, and so I just felt I’ve gotta get him off his feet because he’s gonna hurt somebody. And so that was my instinct, just to get in there and get Jorge off his feet, yeah, because he was on a warpath.”

Famous Dodger dead at 80

LOS ANGELES — Davey Lopes, a Los Angeles Dodgers infielder and base stealer, has died. He was 80.

The Dodgers say they learned of his death on Wednesday from his former wife, Lin Lopes.

Lopes was a four-time All-Star during his 10 years with the Dodgers, playing in four World Series and winning the 1981 championship. He holds the franchise record for most games played at second base and was known for his base-stealing prowess, with 418 steals for the Dodgers.

After his playing career, Lopes managed the Milwaukee Brewers and coached for several teams, winning another World Series with the Phillies.

Sox love the Pope

CHICAGO — The Chicago White Sox will pay tribute to one of their most famous fans by offering Pope-themed hats to some who purchase tickets for their game against the Cincinnati Reds on Aug. 11. A limited number of hats shaped like the Pope’s miter, with the team’s sock logo in the middle, will be distributed. They will be available to fans in certain sections the White Sox referred to as “pews.” Tickets must be purchased from the team and not a third party in order to receive the hats. Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago native and longtime White Sox fan. He attended the 2005 World Series opener against Houston in Chicago.