Dodgers’ Joe Kelly and Dave Roberts suspended by MLB after Astros incidents


Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly was suspended eight games by Major League Baseball after he “threw a pitch into Alex Bregman’s head area and then taunted Carlos Correa, leading to the bank cleansing. “The league announced Tuesday.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts received a one-game suspension. Kelly is appealing his suspension. Roberts will serve his suspension tonight, with bench coach Bob Geren replacing as manager.

Kelly’s actions during the Dodgers ‘5-2 victory over the Houston Astros on Tuesday night were in apparent retaliation for the Astros’ 2017 poster stealing scheme, the same season that Houston defeated the Dodgers. in the World Series.

Astros manager Dusty Baker was fined.

More to come.