Joe Kelly effectively knocked Hanley Ramirez out of the 2013 NLCS when the then-Cardinals-starter struck the then-Dodgers-shortstop in the rib cage with a 95 mph fastball in the top of the first inning of Game 1.
The two players are now teammates on the Boston Red Sox — Kelly via last year’s John Lackey trade and Hanley on a four-year, $88 million free agent contract signed this past November. So how did Ramirez get his revenge on Kelly when the two met at Red Sox camp this week in Fort Myers, Florida? A vicious headlock …
I finally got him back @JosephKellyJr#2013NLCS#MyRibStillHurtsBropic.twitter.com/KI08UKvt3s
— Hanley Ramirez (@HanleyRamirez) February 24, 2015
Kelly is projected to open the 2015 season as Boston’s fifth starter. Hanley will be in left field.