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Josh Beckett's non-pitch at the head of Bobby Abreu will cost him a start for the Red Sox.(Unless, as usual, he appeals.)
Major League Baseball on Tuesday suspended Beckett six games -- even though he wasn't tossed from Sunday's game at the Los Angeles Angels.
Because of the brouhaha that followed, resulting somewhat from Beckett's not being punished at the time, Angels hitting coach Mickey Hatcher has been suspended for one game, and Angels manager Mike Scioscia and players Torii Hunter and Justin Speier were fined.
Hatcher has to serve his suspension tonight. Beckett can put off his suspension by appealing.
MLB's announcement said Beckett was suspended for "intentionally throwing a pitch in the head area of the Angels' Bobby Abreu and for his aggressive actions after the pitch that incited the bench-clearing incident."
In Sunday's game, Abreu called timeout at the plate because Beckett was holding the ball for a long time. Umpire Paul Schreiber granted the request, but Beckett followed through with his delivery, and the ball sailed high and tight to Abreu.
Abreu and Beckett had words, the benches cleared and, when the teams had started to disperse, things heated up again.
Beckett said later: "I've never hit anybody in the head. It's not like it's on my list of (stuff) to get done. People can think what they want to think. ... When I finally go to where I'm looking at the plate, I'm already halfway through my delivery. I'm not going to stop there and possibly hurt myself. It could have gone anywhere."
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