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Tigers' Framber Valdez ejected after plunking Red Sox's Trevor Story, sparking benches-clearing scuffle
TL;DR
Framber Valdez of the Tigers was ejected after hitting Trevor Story of the Red Sox with a pitch, leading to a benches-clearing incident at Comerica Park. The situation escalated following Valdez's poor performance, including back-to-back home runs allowed.
Key points
- Framber Valdez hit Trevor Story with a pitch
- Incident occurred at Comerica Park
- Benches cleared but no punches were thrown
- Valdez had given up back-to-back home runs
- Suspicion of intentionality in the pitch
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Benches cleared between the Boston Red Sox and Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park on Tuesday. Tigers lefty Framber Valdez gave up back-to-back home runs to Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu, then hit Trevor Story up high with a 94 mph fastball on the first pitch of his at-bat. Story understandably took exception, and the benches cleared.
The brawl -- "brawl" -- was fairly tame with no punches thrown. Here's the entire sequence:
Unless you're the pitcher, you can never truly know his intentions, but that looked intentional. Valdez was having a rough night, he gave up back-to-back homers, and he took it out on Story. If nothing else, suspicion is warranted.
As a member of the Houston Astros last September, Valdez denied intentionally crossing up his catcher after surrendering a grand slam. He ignored the catcher's signal to step off and instead threw a fastball to his chest..
Valdez, who's in his first year in Detroit, was the only player ejected from Tuesday's game. If MLB determines he hit Story intentionally, he will be suspended. The Tigers are already without Casey Mize (groin), Reese Olson (shoulder), Tarik Skubal (elbow), and (hip). They can ill-afford to lose Valdez for even one start.
Q&A
What led to Framber Valdez's ejection during the game?
Framber Valdez was ejected for hitting Trevor Story with a pitch after allowing back-to-back home runs, which sparked a benches-clearing incident.
What happened during the benches-clearing scuffle between the Tigers and Red Sox?
The benches cleared after Valdez hit Story, but the scuffle was mild with no punches thrown.
How did Trevor Story react after being hit by Framber Valdez?
Trevor Story took exception to being hit by Valdez, which contributed to the benches-clearing incident.