Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Joe Kelly received an eight-game suspension from Major League Baseball on Wednesday for his role in a bank cleanup showdown at Minute Maid Park in Houston on Tuesday night. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts received a one-game suspension and Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker was fined, MLB …
Read More »MLB investigates incident between Dodgers and Astros
Major League Baseball is investigating the Joe Kelly incident in Houston on Tuesday night, a source told ESPN’s Buster Olney. The Los Angeles Dodgers’ flamethrower reliever sent a 96mph fastball behind the head of Houston’s Alex Bregman in the sixth inning Tuesday night in further fallout from the 2017 Houston …
Read More »Dodgers-Astros breakdown: inside the sixth inning, which clears the banks and what follows
Tempers flared in the first Los Angeles Dodgers-Houston Astros matchup since an offseason in the aftermath of the 2017 Houston poster-stealing scandal, and Joe Kelly, a Dodgers reliever who was not part of the World Series of That season between the two teams, he was at the center of it …
Read More »Benches cleared when Dodgers ‘Joe Kelly lunges behind Astros’ Alex Bregman, teases Carlos Correa
The benches were cleared at Minute Maid Park in Houston after the sixth inning of a highly anticipated showdown between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros on Tuesday night. The tension was rooted in the erratic bottom of Joe Kelly in the sixth, which saw him throw a …
Read More »MLB cuts cut in for baseball fans in the stands on opening day
Most years, Major League Baseball Opening Day is a time for fans to huddle in the stands and welcome the return of America’s pastime. But the coronavirus pandemic and the need for social distancing to prevent its spread necessarily kept seats empty and fans watching from home. Instead, the teams …
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