Josh beckett 6 game suspension

But people can think what they want to think," Beckett said after Sunday's game. He knows I'm not trying to hit him in the head. Obviously, there's been a lot of emotion in this series with them -- not only facing us, but obviously the tragedy that all of them went through. I have no reason not to believe Josh Beckett, and it's easy to imagine how a pitcher could lose command due to a late timeout.

ESPN reported that Beckett was in the middle of his throwing motion when the timeout was granted by the umpire.

After the wild pitch, there was jawing from all sides. At this time it's not known who said what to whom, but perhaps that factored into the decision. In all, this isn't a major blow to the Red Sox. At least Beckett will only miss one start. Will we need to call anyone up? You are commenting using your WordPress. You are commenting using your Google account. You are commenting using your Twitter account.

You are commenting using your Facebook account. Notify me of new comments via email. Notify me of new posts via email. Share this: Twitter Facebook. Boston pitcher Josh Beckett has been suspended for six games and fined by Major League Baseball, which determined he intentionally threw a pitch near the head of the Los Angeles Angels' Bobby Abreu last week.

Angels hitting coach Mickey Hatcher was suspended for one game and fined, and he served the penalty Tuesday. Nobody should have been thrown out — except one person [Beckett]. There were no punches, just a lot of words being said.