By Fabian Ardaya, Andy McCullough and Ken Rosenthal
SAN DIEGO — Los Angeles Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts mentioned Monday he thought San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado threw a baseball at him between innings of Sport 2 of the NLDS, including yet one more layer to an emotion-filled debacle in San Diego’s victory to even the collection at 1-1.
Roberts, who mentioned he observed Machado’s throw after observing the video, referred to as the All-Star third baseman’s actions “unsettling.”
“There was intent behind it,” Roberts mentioned. “It didn’t nearly hit me as a result of there was a internet. And that was very bothersome. If it was meant at me, I might be very —it’s fairly disrespectful.
“I don’t know his intent. I don’t need to communicate for him. However I did see the video. And the ball was directed at me with one thing behind it.”
An individual within the Dodgers dugout confirmed on Monday that Machado’s throw went towards the top of the dugout closest to house plate, the place Roberts sits throughout video games. The Athletic noticed a video that confirmed Machado’s throw hitting the netting in entrance of Roberts and caroming towards house plate. Within the video, umpire Tripp Gibson approaches Machado moments later.
The Dodgers have submitted the video to Main League Baseball for assessment.
“We comprehend it,” Dodgers president of baseball operations Andrew Friedman advised The Athletic. “We are going to reserve remark till that’s executed.”
Dave Roberts mentioned he noticed video of Manny Machado throwing a ball into the Dodgers dugout between innings and in his path. Referred to as it “unsettling” and “disrespectful.”
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Machado, who performed for Roberts and the Dodgers in 2018, advised The Athletic on Sunday evening he did certainly throw a baseball towards the Dodgers dugout. How exhausting he threw it was up for dispute between the 2 sides.
“Did Flaherty throw the ball exhausting on the different man?” Machado advised The Athletic, alluding to Dodgers beginning pitcher Jack Flaherty hitting Fernando Tatis Jr. with a pitch the earlier half-inning. “They’ll say no matter they need. I threw the ball like I all the time throw it into any dugout.”
Flaherty, who had simply been faraway from the sport, took exception to the throw, participating in a shouting match with Machado that had began when Flaherty struck out Machado the earlier half-inning.
“I feel issues acquired out of hand there,” Flaherty mentioned Monday. “After that occurs and he throws the ball, I want I might’ve simply let it go … that’s not the way you need issues to go. You need to preserve it on the sector and concentrate on the sport. … Issues have been mentioned. It was exhausting to listen to.”
Did Machado’s throw cross a line?
“It’s not a standard factor to do,” Flaherty mentioned. He mentioned he had “no thought” if he would speak to Machado earlier than Sport 3 on Tuesday in San Diego.
“Issues in all probability acquired just a little chippier than anticipated, rapidly,” Flaherty mentioned of the collection.
Flaherty, nevertheless, was hardly the one particular person within the Dodgers dugout to be irritated on Sunday evening by Machado’s throw.
“You disrespect the other staff,” infielder Miguel Rojas mentioned. “There’s no cause why it’s worthwhile to chuck the ball into our dugout. If he needs to do one thing, there are different methods. Chucking the ball into our dugout is fairly disrespectful. That’s one thing you don’t do whenever you name your self a veteran on this recreation and have been round for a very long time.
“You don’t see guys throwing a bat into the dugout or a ball, one thing like that when nobody is watching. How about if that ball will get over the dugout and hits somebody within the face? That’s going to be an issue.”
Flaherty insisted that the obvious inciting incident — hitting Tatis Jr., who homered within the first inning — with a pitch to steer off the sixth was unintentional. Roberts mentioned that as Machado jawed at Flaherty instantly after, the supervisor checked out Machado and shook his head to point it was not executed on objective.
“As a baseball particular person, anybody understands that you just don’t do this, deliberately put the lead-off man on base, with three, 4, 5 arising behind. It simply is senseless,” Roberts mentioned.
That was his solely interplay with Machado on Sunday evening previous to the throw, Roberts mentioned.
The evening unspooled from there, finally requiring a delay after followers threw not less than one baseball at Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar and trash onto the sector close to Tatis in proper discipline. Profar’s troll job of the Dodgers’ followers after robbing a house run within the first set the tone for a Padres romp, igniting tensions on a tension-filled evening.
“Clearly that staff over there, they just like the villain-type sort of function they usually feed off of that,” Roberts mentioned. “So no matter will get us going, the motivation is individually, collectively, to win a baseball recreation, to win a collection.”
(Picture of Manny Machado: Rothmuller / Getty Photos))
