Joba Chamberlain Suspended for Two Games
Yankees Joba Chamberlain was suspended for two games Friday and fined $1,000, a day after he threw consecutive 98-99 mph pitches over the head of Boston’s Kevin Youkilis.
Chamberlain, ejected by plate umpire Angel Hernandez, claimed the ninth-inning pitches slipped and “there was no maliciousness or bad intention.”
Bob Watson, baseball’s vice president for discipline, cited Chamberlain for “inappropriate actions.” Watson at first contemplated suspending him for three games but decided on a two-game penalty after conversations with Yankees officials