MLB bans Contreras for throwing bat during argument with umpire

• First baseman also threw bubble gum and helmet

• Bat hit player's batting coach during incident

Major League Baseball has suspended St Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras for six games after he threw his bat while arguing with umpires on Monday night.

Contreras' bat hit his own coach, and the player also spiked his batting helmet and threw a bucket of bubble gum from the dugout on to the field.