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The waiting Everett awaits word on likely fine, suspension
JERSEY CITY, New Jersey (Ticker) -- The Boston Red Sox will soon find out how long they will be without All-Star outfielder Carl Everett, who awaits his punishment for bumping and butting an umpire. Frank Robinson, baseball's vice president of on-field operations, is expected to discipline Everett for his actions no later than Thursday. Everett gave baseball one of its ugliest moments of the season when he bumped and head-butted home-plate umpire Ron Kulpa in the second inning of Boston's 6-4 win over the New York Mets last Saturday. Known for crowding the plate with his batting stance, the switch-hitting Everett was warned twice by Kulpa to get his right foot inside the batter's box while batting from the right side. When Kulpa dragged his foot across the line of the batter's box, Everett became enraged and argued vehemently. Kulpa responded by ejecting Everett, who reacted by protesting nose-to-nose with the umpire, making contact with the brim of his helmet. Everett then slammed his helmet to the ground and threw his face forward into the face of Kulpa, who was jarred backward by the blow. Three members of the Red Sox were needed to restrain Everett, who was so out of control he attempted to push his teammates away from him to get back at Kulpa. Teammate Jose Offerman held his arm around Everett as he escorted him into the dugout and was pushed away by Everett, who knocked over a water cooler and exchanged words with Red Sox pitcher Bret Saberhagen before finally stalking off into the locker room. Since the incident, Everett has played in two games with no problems with the umpires regarding his batting stance. He missed Tuesday night's 3-1 win over Montreal due to a right hand injury. The Red Sox acquired Everett from the Houston Astros in the offseason and signed him to a four-year, $30 million contract. He leads the team with 25 homers and 72 RBI and is batting .322. Boston is in second place in the American League East with a 48-42 record, one game behind the New York Yankees (48-40) and one-half game ahead of Toronto (50-45).
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