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Collins won’t be suspended for flipping off crowd
- Updated: April 26, 2016
8:27 PM ET
Detroit Tigers center fielder Tyler Collins will not be suspended for flipping off the jeering crowd at Comerica Park after he misplayed a routine fly ball during the sixth inning of Monday night’s 7-3 win, a league spokesperson confirmed to ESPN’s Katie Strang.
The 25-year-old outfielder lost Marcus Semien’s fly ball in the lights and was roundly booed for his efforts, as well as the resulting error credited to left fielder Justin Upton, when the ball dropped for a double. Collins responded by waving an obscene, one-finger gesture toward the restless crowd.
The gesture was reviewed by MLB, which determined Collins would not face a suspension. The league, however, did not comment on fines.
After the game, Collins apologized profusely for his mistake in judgment and said that hearing the boos at such a …
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