A heated exchange between Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras and Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli erupts during Tuesday’s game at Fenway Park, leading to benches clearing and multiple ejections. The incident occurs in the fourth inning after Cavalli strikes out Contreras. Sources describe Cavalli as yelling at Contreras as he heads back from the at-bat. Contreras then appears to react aggressively, including charging toward the mound and throwing his helmet in Cavalli’s direction, according to reports. Contreras is ejected and removed from the game. Cavalli remains in the contest and continues to pitch, with one report noting he stays in to deliver a one-hit performance in the Nationals’ win. Contrasting accounts also focus on who initiated the confrontation: the Nationals attribute the escalation to Cavalli’s brush-by and what he said, while the Red Sox counter that Cavalli yelled an insult at Contreras, “Sit down bro/boy.” The episode marks Contreras being tossed for the second straight game.
Contreras helmet-throw sparks Red Sox–Nationals benches-clearing brawl at Fenway
A heated exchange between Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras and Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli erupts during Tuesday’s game at Fenway Park, leading to benches clearing and mult...
- A brawl involving the Red Sox and Nationals clears both benches during the fourth inning at Fenway Park.
- Willson Contreras and Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli are at the center of the confrontation after a Cavalli strikeout.
- Reports say Cavalli yelled at Contreras, and the teams dispute the phrasing and the cause of the escalation.
- Contreras is ejected after charging the mound and throwing his helmet toward Cavalli.
- Cavalli remains in the game and pitches through the incident, with reports describing a one-hit performance in Washington’s win.
Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli and Red Sox slugger Willson Contreras were suspended for actions that led to a bases-clearing incident.
1 month agoRed Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was tossed for a second straight game after throwing his helmet toward Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli during a heated exchange that ended with the benches clearing and multiple ejections.
1 month agoWillson Contreras has found himself at the center of a handful of kerfuffles as a member of the Red Sox this season. On Tuesday, tensions boiled over in the fourth inning against the Nationals.
1 month agoWillson Contreras got into it with Cade Cavalli.
1 month agoWillson Contreras stormed the mound and hurled his batting helmet at Cade Cavalli after a strikeout, sparking a massive brawl at Fenway Park.
1 month agoContreras was heated after Cavalli yelled toward him after a fourth-inning strikeout
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