Benches and bullpens cleared after Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Davis Martin airmailed not one but two four-seam fastballs in the bottom of the third inning of a 9-8 loss to the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday at Rate Field.
Martin hit Reds rookie first baseman Sal Stewart with the second errant throw. The 92-mph fastball knocked off his helmet.
Stewart pointed the knob of his bat toward Martin. He then threw up two fingers and could be seen yelling, signaling that Martin had hurled high and very inside twice in a row.
Martin tried to diffuse the situation as he slowly approached Stewart, seemingly pleading that he didn’t mean to plunk him…
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