Umpire Joe West has been suspended for three games for his remarks about Adrian Beltre to USA Today in June, a source with the league confirmed.
The news was first reported by the Los Angeles Times’ Bill Shaikin, who attributed the news to the World Umpires Association.
Joe West suspended 3 games after calling Adrian Beltre game's biggest complainer in USA Today, per WUA. Union strongly opposes suspension.
— Bill Shaikin (@BillShaikin) August 9, 2017
West called Beltre baseball’s biggest complainer but later tried to clarify that he was joking. Whether he was joking or just doing damage control after the story was published on June 20 is still up for debate.