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OAKLAND - A Texas Rangers pitcher accused of throwing a chair at an Oakland Athletics fan pleaded no contest this afternoon to misdemeanor assault, and will serve 30 days in jail, attend 26 weeks of anger management classes and serve three years of court-mandated probation. Frank Francisco pleaded today to one count of misdemeanor assault for breaking the nose of Jennifer Bueno of Livermore after throwing the chair into the stands at a Sept. 13, 2004 A's game at MacAfee Coliseum. Francisco threw the chair after several of his teammates were heckled by and later confronted Bueno's husband, Craig Bueno....

Texas reliever Frank Francisco was arrested Tuesday morning on a charge of aggravated battery after he threw a chair into the right-field box seats and hit two spectators in the head during Monday night's loss to the Oakland Athletics. One of the fans, an unidentified woman, was bloodied and her nose was broken. Major League Baseball's commissioner's office said Tuesday morning that it was investigating. Francisco was co-operative after he was taken into custody, Oakland Police Department deputy chief Peter Dunbar said. Related Info Texas reliever hurls chair at A's fans With two outs in the ninth inning, the Rangers'...