Major League Baseball is reviewing Washington Nationals slugger Bryce Harper's confrontation with an umpire to decide whether he should be disciplined. Joe Garagiola Jr., an MLB senior VP, will confer with chief baseball officer Joe Torre and others to determine whether any punishment is warranted. During the bottom of the ninth inning of Washington's 5-4 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Monday night, Harper was in the dugout when he was ejected by plate umpire Brian Knight after Nationals batter Danny Espinosa was called out on strikes.
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