HOUSTON, TEXAS - JULY 28: Joe Kelly #17 of the Los Angeles Dodgers has words with Carlos Correa #1 of the Houston Astros as he walks towards the dugout at Minute Maid Park on July 28, 2020 in Houston, Texas. Both benches would empty after Kelly had thrown high inside pitches at Correa, Bregman and Guriel in the sixth inning. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)
Major League Baseball was heavy-handed in their suspension of Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly.
After letting the Houston Astros off relatively easy for cheating through at least two seasons of baseball, including during the 2017 World Series in which they stole a championship from the Los Angeles Dodgers, Major League Baseball took a firm stance against Joe Kelly for throwing at Astros hitters on Tuesday night.