Red Sox 1B Willson Contreras apologizes for roles in scuffles with Nationals, Yankees as 7-game suspension looms

Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras made an unprompted and tearful apology Saturday for his role in two recent bench clearings, according to Tim Healey of the Boston Globe. Contreras was at the plate for both incidents against the New York Yankees last Friday and the Washington Nationals on Tuesday, the latter of which landed him a seven-game suspension from MLB. He is currently playing while appealing the suspension. Advertisement Advertisement Per Healey, Contreras alluded to a difficult week as a factor for his behavior: “Very emotional time for me,” he said. “Those situations could have been avoided and…