ボストン・レッドソックスの外野手ジャレン・デュラン選手は、火曜日に行われたミネソタ・ツインズ戦の最中、ファンから「自殺しろ」との言葉を投げかけられ、中指を立てて応戦した。過去の自殺未遂を含め、自身のメンタルヘルスの問題について公に語ってきたデュラン選手は、チームが0対6で敗れたこの試合で4打数無安打に終わった。同選手は自身の行動が過剰反応であったことを認めつつも、その言葉が引き金になったと説明している。
レッドソックスが0対6で敗れたミネソタでのツインズ戦、5回にゴロで凡退したデュラン選手は、チームが今季6勝11敗となる中でスタンドのファンに対して卑猥なジェスチャーをした。試合後、AP通信を含む報道陣に対し、29歳の外野手は次のように語った。「誰かに『自殺しろ』と言われたんだ。もう慣れっこだけどね。まあ、そういうこともある。何か言われれば中指を立ててしまうこともあるけれど、仕方がないことだ。あのような反応をすべきではなかったが、そうした言葉は今でもやはり精神的にこたえるものがある」
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Major League Baseball suspended Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López and Los Angeles Angels outfielder Jorge Soler for seven games each following a benches-clearing incident during Tuesday night's game at Angel Stadium. Both players received undisclosed fines, with López settling his appeal for a five-game ban effective immediately while Soler appeals his penalty. The clash stemmed from a high pitch after Soler homered and was hit by a pitch earlier.
Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jesús Sánchez left Sunday's game against the Baltimore Orioles after being struck by a ball thrown from the stands at Camden Yards. The incident occurred during the sixth inning of a 9-5 Orioles win.
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A benches-clearing incident occurred during a Major League Baseball game between the Minnesota Twins and Boston Red Sox on Saturday afternoon at Fenway Park. The confrontation involved Red Sox player Willson Contreras and Twins catcher Victor Caratini but ended without punches or ejections.
The Chicago White Sox executed an unusual two-out play during a 9-6 loss to the Minnesota Twins at Target Field on Monday.
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Eugenio Suárez smashed a three-run home run in the sixth inning to give the Cincinnati Reds all their scoring in a 3-2 win over the Boston Red Sox at Great American Ball Park on Sunday. The victory completed the Reds' first series win of the season, taking the final two games by one run each. Manager Terry Francona praised Suárez for delivering the game-changing moment the team had lacked last year.
Tensions boiled over in the Cincinnati Reds' series finale against the San Francisco Giants at Great American Ball Park, with benches clearing after the Giants' 3-0 victory. Cincinnati reliever Connor Phillips was ejected in the eighth inning after hitting a batter, capping a series marked by heated exchanges. No punches were thrown despite the spill onto the field.
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Left-handed reliever Tyler Samaniego made his major league debut for the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday, striking out the side in the eighth inning of a 5-0 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers at Fenway Park. The 27-year-old was called up from Triple-A Worcester after Justin Slaten went on the injured list with a right oblique strain. Samaniego dedicated the moment to his late father, Richard Sr., who introduced him to baseball and passed away at age 65 at the end of the 2022 season.