Kyle Freeland put a rough year at Coors Field for him and the Rockies behind him with a happy shout. This time, the ground ball that Freeland forced from the Angels’ Logan O’Hoppe went to the right place,

Kyle Freeland called Rafael Devers "extremely disrespectful" after a home run celebration sparked a bench-clearing brawl.

Major League Baseball has suspended Giants third baseman Matt Chapman for a game and fined fellow Giants Willy Adames and Rafael Devers, as well as Rockies left-hander Kyle Freeland for their parts in Tuesday's benches-clearing spat. Chapman has appealed his punishment and will not sit out until a hearing can be held.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/mlb/rockies as Kyle Freeland Becomes Glimmer of Hope for Rockies Pitching Staff Next Year.

When Freeland served up a towering two-run shot to Rafael Devers two batters into the game, the Rockies’ lefty interrupted Devers’ slow home run trot and dramatic bat flip, aggressively urging him to hurry it up. What started as a war of words quickly evolved into a bench-clearing fracas.

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