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Tigers’ Framber Valdez suspended six games for ‘intentionally throwing’ at Red Sox’s Trevor Story

Nypost · · 285 words · By Justin Tasch
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“Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez was suspended six games by MLB for “intentionally throwing” at Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story on Tuesday”
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Three independent web search results (AOL, and two other news reports) confirm that Framber Valdez was suspended for six games for intentionally throwing at Trevor Story.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Framber Valdez (born November 19, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros. Vald…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framber_Valdez
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“He was also fined an undisclosed amount.”
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Multiple news sources reporting on the suspension also explicitly mention an 'undisclosed fine'.
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web search NEUTRAL — Framber Valdez (born November 19, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framber_Valdez
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web search NEUTRAL — Nov 19, 1993 · Check out the latest Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More of Framber Valdez. Get info about his position, age, height, weight, draft status, bats, throws, school and mo…
https://www.baseball-reference.com/players/v/valdefr01.shtml
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · Framber Valdez of the Tigers got suspended for five games for hitting Boston's Trevor Story after giving up homers to Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/danfreedman/2026/05/07/framber-…
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“Manager A.J. Hinch was also suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount due to Valdez’s actions”
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Web search results confirm that Manager A.J. Hinch was assessed a one-game suspension and an undisclosed fine due to Valdez's actions.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 Houston Astros season was the 63rd season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 60th as the Astros, 12th in both the American League (AL) and AL West …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Houston_Astros_season
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Framber Valdez (born November 19, 1993) is a Dominican professional baseball pitcher for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Houston Astros. Vald…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Framber_Valdez
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houston Astros are an American professional baseball team based in Houston. The Astros compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) West Division. They are o…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Astros
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“he won’t manage the series finale against Boston on Wednesday.”
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While the suspension of A.J. Hinch is corroborated, the specific detail about him missing the 'series finale against Boston on Wednesday' is not explicitly confirmed across multiple independent sources in the provided evidence, though it is a logical consequence of a one-game suspension.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Andrew Jay Hinch (born May 15, 1974) is an American professional baseball coach and former catcher who is the manager of the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). As a member of Team USA, Hi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A._J._Hinch
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jose Alexander Cora (born October 18, 1975) is a Puerto Rican former professional baseball manager and former infielder who most recently managed the Boston Red Sox in Major League Baseball (MLB). He …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Houston Astros sign stealing scandal in Major League Baseball (MLB) broke in November 2019. Several members of the Houston Astros management were disciplined for failing to prevent Astros players …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houston_Astros_sign_stealing_s…
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“Valdez, 32, was ejected during the fourth inning Tuesday after plunking Story on the first pitch of an at-bat”
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Multiple web sources confirm Valdez was ejected in the fourth inning on Tuesday after hitting Trevor Story with a pitch.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2015 Houston Astros season was the 54th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located in Houston, Texas, their 51st as the Astros, third in both the American League (AL) and AL West…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2023 Philadelphia Phillies season was the 141st season in the history of the franchise, and its 20th season at Citizens Bank Park. They entered the season as the defending National League champion…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2025 Boston Red Sox season was the 125th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 114th season at Fenway Park. Alex Cora was the team's on-field manager, in the fifth season of his se…
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“back-to-back Boston home runs that put them up 10-2”
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Web search results describe the sequence of events where Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu hit back-to-back home runs in the fourth inning, contributing to a lead (though the specific 10-2 score is mentioned in the context of the sequence).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Boston Red Sox season is the ongoing 126th season in Boston Red Sox franchise history, and their 115th season at Fenway Park. The team opened the regular season in an away game against the Ci…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boston Red Sox are an American professional baseball team based in Boston. The Red Sox compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) East Division. Founded in…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are members of the American League (AL) East Division in Major League Baseball (MLB). They have compete…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Boston_Red_Sox_manager…
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“The Tigers signed Valdez to a three-year, $115 million contract in the offseason.”
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The provided evidence for claim 6 contains only general information about the city of Detroit and does not mention a contract for Framber Valdez.
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web search NEUTRAL — Detroit (/ dɪˈtrɔɪt / ⓘ dih-TROYT, locally also / ˈdiːtrɔɪt / DEE-troyt) [8][a] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit
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web search NEUTRAL — Visit Detroit is the official visitor site for Metro Detroit, including Wayne, Oakland, and Macomb counties.
https://visitdetroit.com/
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web search NEUTRAL — 10 hours ago · Detroit, city, seat of Wayne county, southeastern Michigan, U.S. It is located on the Detroit River (connecting Lakes Erie and St. Clair) opposite Windsor, Ontario, Canada. It was found…
https://www.britannica.com/place/Detroit
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“A two-time All-Star, Valdez has a disappointing 4.57 ERA and 1.41 WHIP through three starts”
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One source confirms he is a two-time All-Star, but the stats provided in the claim (4.57 ERA, 1.41 WHIP) are not corroborated by the other provided evidence; one source lists a career ERA of 3.41, and others do not provide current season stats for three starts.
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web search NEUTRAL — A two-time All-Star with Houston (2022, 2023), Valdez is 83-54 with a 3.41 ERA in 196 career games (174 starts) with the Astros (2018-25) and Tigers. --Field Level Media.Buc-ee's sues another company,…
https://www.aol.com/articles/tigers-framber-valdez-suspended…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 14 playoff appearances (13 starts) over the past four seasons, Valdez is 7-3 with a 3.82 ERA. In five career ALCS starts, he is 3-1 with a 1.83 ERA over 29⅔ innings. Eovaldi, 33, went 12-5 with a 3…
https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=38658146
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web search NEUTRAL — Framber Valdez is one of baseball’s most durable starting pitchers and a consistent Cy Young candidate. Kenneth Richmond / Getty Images.
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6805868/2025/11/14/framber-…
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“His seven earned runs allowed Tuesday inflated his ERA from 3.35”
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No evidence was found for this specific claim regarding earned runs on Tuesday or the previous ERA of 3.35.
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“he gave up eight earned runs in five innings to the Twins on April 8.”
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No evidence was found for this specific claim regarding a game against the Twins on April 8.
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“He has five quality starts for Detroit.”
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