| 14 April 2009
Josh Beckett has been suspended six games and fined for throwing a head-high pitch at Bobby Abreu of the Los Angeles Angels, Major League Baseball announced Tuesday.
MLB disciplinarian Bob Watson said Beckett was suspended and fined an undisclosed amount for the pitch, in Sunday's game at Anaheim, and for his "aggressive actions after the pitch that incited the bench-clearing incident." His suspension was due to begin Tuesday night, unless he appealed.
Angels' hitting coach Mickey Hatcher was also suspended for one game and fined an undisclosed amount for his actions during the incident. His suspension was also to take effect Tuesday.
Angels' manager Mike Scioscia and players Torii Hunter and Justin Speier were also fined.
Bottom Line: Sox bloggers are pretty much unanimously shocked and confused by this news. Beckett wasn't even ejected from the game, yet he got the largest penalty (6 games)... expect an appeal and expect that to happen before his next start against Baltimore. Get more on this story with these links:
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