Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham known as a collision between teammate Tyler Stephenson and San Diego Padres‘ Luke Voit “grimy,” and implied retaliation used to be imaginable.
“I don’t find it irresistible. In any respect,” Pham mentioned. “The way in which his arms hit him within the face — it used to be grimy. If Luke desires to settle it, I am getting down in point of fact neatly. Anything else — muay thai, no matter. Like I mentioned, I’ve were given an proprietor right here who will let me use his (boxing) facility. So f-ck ’em.”
Voit rounded the bases after a double from Jurickson Profar used to be hit into the nook of left box, and as Reds shortstop Kyle Farmer threw house, Voit collided with catcher Stephenson in entrance of the plate.
Stephenson’s masks and helmet have been knocked off within the collision, regardless that he held directly to the ball for the out.
A former catcher, Voit insisted that he tried to keep away from touch with Stephenson when sliding into house, and Padres supervisor Bob Melvin defended Voit, pronouncing, “I believe Luke used to be simply attempting to give protection to himself, placing his arms up.”
“After I rewatched it on video, I believed Luke may just’ve accomplished a sour task with warding off the tag,” mentioned Pham, who performed with Voit in St. Louis in 2017.
“I do not find it irresistible all, they may be able to say what they would like – everyone on that aspect, they know I am getting down.”
The Padres beat the Reds 6-2. The 2 groups meet once more at 4 p.m. Wednesday, finishing the 3rd of a three-game sequence in San Diego.
