Chicago White Sox pitcher Bobby Jenks admitted he threw a pitch to intentionally try to hit Texas Ranger Ian Kinsler on Saturday night.
Per the Chicago Tribune, Jenks said he wanted to send the Rangers' bench a message in retaliation of the six Sox players who got pelted with pitches last week. According to ESPNChicago.com, the MLB fined Jenks $750 for purposely throwing the ball at Kinsler.
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"Basically I was saying, 'I'm sick of seeing our guys get hit and hurt and almost get taken out of the game.' I threw it with intention," Jenks told the Tribune.
Rangers pitcher Kevin Millwood hit Chris Getz and Carlos Quentin in Saturday's 3-2 Sox victory. Chicago and Texas finished their series Sunday without any more pitchers hitting anyone with a pitch after umpires issued both teams a pre-game warning.
Seems most people think a whopping $750 is not such a stiff penalty for a multi-millionaire:
glennrd One click reveals that Jenks' salary this year is $5,600,000. I'm sure getting docked $750 will make him think long and hard
cardcat MLB fined Jenks $750 for pitch behind a batter. Really? That is less than what it costs to take a family to a game these days.
a15lutz the mlb fined white sox pitcher bobby jenks, who makes 5.6 million a year, $750 for throwing behind a batter. that'll teach him...
SlaterLive White Sox Bobby Jenks gets fined $750??? Hope he can afford it
