The photoshopped image shows the Dodgers relief pitcher holding three babies that have the heads of Astros stars Carlos Correa, Jose Altuve and Alex Bregman.
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Check out the intense caption:
The account that posted the photo is @joe.kelly17, which many believed to be Kelly’s actual account. It is actually a fan-run account and does not represent Kelly.
Here is the original image, shared by Kelly’s wife in June.
Kelly was handed an eight-game suspension by MLB for throwing a fastball behind Bregman’s head and taunting Correa on Tuesday night at Minute Maid Park in Houston, presumably in retaliation for the Astros’ illegal sign-stealing during the 2017 season, which concluded with them beating the Dodgers in the World Series. Kelly was not a member of that Dodgers team, however.
A post shared by Ashley Kelly (@ashleynicokelly) on Jun 21, 2020 at 8:09am PDT
The interaction ignited a benches-clearing staredown between the two teams.
