Josh Beckett Suspended for Six Games
April 14, 2009 by Stephen Kersey
Filed under Baseball
Josh Beckett of the Boston Red Sox started a brawl recently when he threw the ball over Bobby Abreu’s head after the Los Angeles Angels slugger had called a timeout. On Tuesday, Major League Baseball decided to suspend Beckett for six games for his role in starting the brawl.
Josh Beckett Suspended (Image: Flickr)
The 6-foot-5, 220-pound right-hander wasn’t too pleased with the decision:
“I respect the job they have to do,” said Beckett, “but I don’t agree.”
After the incident, Angels manager Mike Scioscia called for Beckett to be suspended. Once he heard of the suspension, he agreed.
“It makes us feel good that Major League Baseball really supported our position,” said Scioscia, “especially since we were somehow portrayed as the aggressors in that.”
Following the brawl, three members of the Angels were ejected, while no one on the Red Sox was ejected.
Beckett has a 1-1 record after two starts with a 3.46 ERA.
