TORONTO (AP) - Chicago White Sox outfielder Jermaine Dye is appealing his fine and two-game suspension and will play against the Blue Jays on Friday night.
Earlier in the day, Major League Baseball suspended Dye and fined him an undisclosed amount after he threw his helmet and it bounced off an umpire in Wednesday's victory at Cleveland.Dye was ejected by plate umpire Mike DiMuro after being called out on strikes with the bases loaded in the sixth inning. Dye argued briefly with DiMuro and was ejected after slamming down his helmet, which bounced off the umpire.
"I didn't turn around so I didn't even know it hit him," Dye said. "I still haven't seen the replay so I don't even know what it looks like."
Dye, who is batting .283 with seven homers and 17 RBIs, batted fourth and played right field Friday night at Toronto.
The ejection was Dye's second since joining the White Sox in 2005.
"I didn't know what to expect because I've never been suspended before," Dye said. "I don't know how they even go about knowing how long a suspension should be. I figured if anything I'd be fined. It wasn't intentional. I can't control the helmet if it goes backwards. I slammed it straight down just being mad at myself. That was it, it wasn't intentional."
White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen also was ejected after the incident.
Earlier this week, White Sox closer Bobby Jenks was fined an undisclosed amount for throwing a pitch behind Texas' Ian Kinsler last weekend.
