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Tigers manager A.J. Hinch doesn't back Framber Valdez after Red Sox beaning ignites benches-clearing fracas

New York Post·Matt Ehalt·27 days ago
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Framber Valdez had to wear this one on his own. Tigers manager A.J. Hinch indicated that his lefty pitcher crossed a line by beaning the Red Sox’s Trevor Story after allowing back-to-back home runs — the ninth and 10th runs he surrendered, respectively — in the fourth inning of a 10-3 home beatdown against Boston on Wednesday night. The beaning — which Valdez later claimed was unintentional — led to the benches clearing and Valdez being ejected, and it’s possible he could be suspended. Always telling to me when the pitcher doesn't even argue the ejection. Can never actually know for sure, but plunking a guy down 10-2 on the first pitch of an AB after giving up back-to-back tanks sure feels intentional to me. pic.twitter.com/o9bXM3ZiWG — Céspedes Family BBQ (@CespedesBBQ) May 6, 2026 “I understand their frustration, I understand the optics, I understand the whole thing. We play a really good brand of baseball here, that didn’t feel like it,” Hinch said after a second straight loss to Boston.…

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