LOS ANGELES, CA - JUNE 22: Yasiel Puig #66 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to his inside the park homerun to win the game 4-3 over the Washington Nationals during the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium on June 22, 2016 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants got caught in a benches-clearing brawl on Tuesday night after outfielder Yasiel Puig aggressively shoved catcher Nick Hundley.
It started in the seventh inning when Puig hit a foul ball from Tony Watson, and Hundley proceeded to say something to the Dodgers outfielder. Puig then turned around and confronted the Giants catcher, and after a brief shoving and punching match both benches at Dodger Stadium cleared and an all-out fight began. Puig and Hundley were both ejected after officials intervened. Coaches like Dodgers first base coach George Lombard also jumped in to separate players.
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“When I missed the pitch, I knew I thought it was the best pitch that Watson was gonna throw me,” Cuban-born Puig said through an interpreter, according to ESPN. “So I was a little upset, and [Hundley] told me to stop complaining, get back into the box. And when I got in his face, he told me to also get out of his face. So that’s when I got upset.
“I didn’t like that he was telling me what to do, and then he said some words to me in English that I really can’t repeat. So that is why I was upset.”
Hundley was less specific in explaining his side of the story behind what sparked the argument, saying simply, “We had some words and pushed a couple times. There’s really not more to it than that.”
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San Francisco ultimately won 2-1 on Tuesday. Austin Barnes replaced 27-year-old Puig at bat after the ejections and struck out. Buster Posey stepped in for Hundley as catcher.
Puig now has four ejections in his five-year MLB career. The Giants and Dodgers will face off again in Los Angeles on Wednesday night for the finale of their three-game series. San Francisco also won on Monday.
The Dodgers (64-57) are third in the NL West, three games ahead of the fourth-place Giants (61-60). Los Angeles is two games behind division-leaders Arizona.
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