Houston Astros pitcher Brett Oberholtzer got rocked by the New York Yankees on Saturday, allowing a grand slam to catcher Brian McCann and a two-run dinger to outfielder Chris Young.
Having allowed six runs and still not out of the second inning, the lefty was frustrated. So he took his anger out on Alex Rodriguez by throwing a fastball at his midsection.
Yankees pitcher CC Sabathia was having none of that, though, as the big fella had to be held back by manager Joe Girardi.
After the Yankees won, 9-6, Girardi was candid about the near-scuffle, per Evan Drellich of the Houston Chronicle:
If you thought McCann and Young beat up on Oberholtzer, just imagine what Sabathia would’ve done.
The left-handed pitcher won’t have to worry about that in Triple-A, though:
[MLB.com]
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