Richie Sexson has been issued a 6-game suspension for starting a bench-clearing brawl in Thursday’s game against the Texas Rangers. Felix Hernandez had hit two Texas batters (one being Ian Kinsler, who had earlier taken King Felix yard), and when a pitch from Ranger’s pitcher sailed high in the following inning, Sexson decided to charge the mound and fire his helmet into the back of Kason Gabbard. In all reality, the pitch was not even close to Sexson.

According to ESPN’s Buster Olney, Sexson had been experiencing some “personal issues” regarding his young son, so if the man happened to snap a bit prematurely, we can perhaps understand why.

Sexson plans on appealing the 6-game suspension.

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