| Carl Everett's outburst Saturday against umpire Ron Kulpa was hardly his first.
In 1994, while playing for the Marlins' Triple-A team in Edmonton, Everett was suspended by the team after a confrontation with manager Sal Rende in the dugout. He shouted expletives Rende and had to be restrained by three coaches. That winter, the Marlins traded him to the Mets.
A Marlins official told the Boston Globe that the same year Everett was involved in an ugly incident during a commercial plane flight. Upset that someone had placed a briefcase on his clothing, he began cursing passengers and had to be restrained by a coach.
In 1996, Everett had a run-in with an umpire during winter ball in Venezuela and then went into the stands after fans threw beer on him. He was banned from the league.
In 1997, while playing for the Mets, Everett was ejected from a game when he made an obscene gesture to plate umpire Larry Poncino. Everett was suspended for two games.
Two weeks ago, Everett exploded at a Boston Globe columnist and a team publicist, upset because he thought the columnist had written that Everett and teammate Jeff Frye were fighting.
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