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March 27, 2006
Continuing a string of ugly incidents at Red Sox spring-training games, newly acquired relief pitcher Julian Tavares today exchanged blows with outfielder Joey Gathright of the Tampa Bay Devil Rays after a collision on a close play at home plate, Journal sportswriter Sean McAdam reports.
The Red Sox and Devil Rays are playing at City of Palms Park in Fort Myers. Yesterday, the Red Sox nearly got into a scuffle with the Philadelphia Phillies after pitcher Josh Beckett took exception to perceived showboating by Phils slugger Ryan Howard.
The Red Sox and Devil Rays have a history of nastiness that goes back to the year 2000, when Tampa Bay's Gerald Williams charged the mound after being plunked by Pedro Martinez, touching off a bench-clearing brawl. Last year, a regular-season game in St. Petersburg degenerated into a beanball competition that resulted in six ejections and two bench-clearing incidents.
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diana | March 27, 2006 7:32 PM link
i think that pedro martinez should not even play baseball to be honest....he may be a good player but has poor sportsmanship.....he's rude and not even close to being a professional baseball player let alone a human being...........