Orioles starter Ponson dropped to fourth in rotation
JUPITER, Fla. - Sidney Ponson was dropped to the fourth spot in the Baltimore Orioles' rotation, a decision manager Lee Mazzilli insists is not a disciplinary measure for his off-the-field behavior.
Ponson spent 11 days in an Aruban jail after he punched a judge in a Christmas Day brawl, and was arrested in Florida less than a month later for driving under the influence of alcohol.
Then, on Tuesday, the right-hander hurt his pitching hand in a scuffle that Ponson contends was started by an intoxicated man in a restaurant.
After he returned to Aruba to stand trial on assault charges, Ponson's spring training debut was delayed while he waited to obtain a work visa. He is 0-1 with a 7.88 ERA in eight innings, numbers that led Mazzilli to put Ponson behind Rodrigo Lopez, Daniel Cabrera and Erik Bedard in the starting rotation.
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