Major League Baseball suspended Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly for eight games for his actions in the bottom of the sixth inning against the Astros on Tuesday night.
Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly received an eight-game suspension from Major League Baseball on Wednesday for his role in a benches-clearing confrontation at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Tuesday night.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was issued a one-game suspension and Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker was fined, MLB announced.
Under the 60-game format, an eight-game suspension would account for more than 13% of the schedule.
Kelly, who threw a fastball behind Alex Bregman’s head and later taunted Carlos Correa on the way back to the dugout, will appeal his suspension. MLB, in reaching its conclusion, cited that Kelly had previously been suspended for “intentional throwing” at a hitter.
