Johnson, Torre Suspended

New York Yankees pitcher Randy Johnson has been suspended for five games and fined an undisclosed amount for intentionally throwing a pitch at Cleveland's Eduardo Perez during the top of the seventh inning of the June 14 game after a warning had been issued earlier in the game. Bob Watson, Vice President of On-Field Operations for Major League Baseball, made the announcement. Unless appealed, Johnson's suspension was scheduled to begin on Friday, June 16th, when the Yankees played at Washington. In addition, Yankees manager Joe Torre has been suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for the intentional actions of Johnson after warnings had been issued. Torre's suspension is scheduled to begin on Friday.