The recent suspension of Baltimore Orioles’ third baseman Manny Machado was upheld by Major League Baseball Monday. The suspension was a result of a play where Machado threw his bat towards the third base side after he was thrown at the previous pitch. The Baltimore third baseman clearly let the bat go out of his […]
Headhunting has no Place in Baseball
Protect your players, but don’t go headhunting The recent scuffle between the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox came to a conclusion (for now) with the suspension of Boston pitcher Brandon Workman and fine for Tampa Bay pitcher David Price. Price avoided a suspension himself despite hitting both David Ortiz and Mike Carp. It’s […]
Baseball Retaliation Leads to Punches and Brawls
A batter getting hit by a pitch is a relatively common occurrence. There may be one every few games, and sometimes there are multiple batters hit by a pitch in a game. Typically there are no hit batsmen, but when it happens there is always a reaction both in the stands and in the dugouts. […]