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Tigers Pitcher Framber Valdez Ejected After Hitting Red Sox’s Trevor Story
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Tigers Pitcher Framber Valdez Ejected After Hitting Red Sox’s Trevor Story

SI·Madison Williams·27 days ago
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Both the Tigers and Red Sox benches cleared on Tuesday night during their matchup after Detroit starter Framber Valdez hit Boston shortstop Trevor Story with a pitch. This incident occurred after Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu hit back-to-back home runs off of Valdez to start the fourth inning. These homers put the Red Sox up a whopping 10–2 early in the game. Needless to say, Valdez was not having a good start. Frustrations toppled over for him by the time Story arrived to the plate. On the first pitch thrown to Story, Valdez hit the Red Sox shortstop in the back with a 94 mph fastball. Story seemed totally fine, but he was understandably angry about the assumed purposeful pitch thrown at him. More Red Sox players and coaches stormed onto the field and approached catcher Dillon Dingler while Valdez remained on the mound. The Tigers followed suit and faced the Red Sox on the field. Then, the pitchers in the bullpen from both teams ran onto the field to join their teammates in the face-off.…

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