Tyler Stephenson tweeted all that matters is he bought the out at the plate. His Reds teammates disagree.
Stephenson was put on the concussion list subsequent a collision at dwelling with Luke Voit in Tuesday night’s Reds-Padres activity. Voit, the former Yankee who was traded to San Diego final thirty day period, slammed his arms into Stephenson’s head as he slid into property, creating a collision. Upon review, umpires ruled the slide was cleanse but the Reds took issue with the perform even so.
“The way his palms hit him, it was soiled as f–k,” outfielder Tommy Pham informed reporters. “I never like it at all. The way [Voit’s] arms strike [Stephenson] in the deal with, it was dirty.
“If Luke would like to settle it, I get down truly effectively. Nearly anything — Muay Thai, whichever. I’ve received a [gym] proprietor listed here who will enable me use the facility.”
Stephenson left the video game pursuing the collision. Reds manager David Bell said he didn’t have an concern with the participate in, but it was scary to see Stephenson on the ground afterward.
“I wasn’t trying to choose him out or nearly anything,” Voit advised reporters. “I guess my elbow variety of just smoked his head a minor little bit. Hope he’s alright, no tricky feelings. It is baseball. I wasn’t attempting to make it dirty or anything. I’m just attempting to make a enjoy, naturally.”
The Padres went on to gain the activity, 6-2 — the eighth straight reduction for the Reds. Pham wasn’t the only Reds player to get problem with Voit.
“Looking back again at the replay, I’m not way too pleased about the slide,” shortstop Kyle Farmer explained. “Not too typically you see a runner slide and grab someone’s head and slam it to the floor like that. You’re typically hoping to attain for the bag. It's possible which is what he was seeking to do. Soon after wanting at the replay, it looked like a wrestling transfer to Tyler’s head and snapped it down.
“I’ve caught ahead of and it is a scary participate in, specifically when you have a massive guy like Voit coming down. I have by no means genuinely observed someone’s fingers go to a catcher’s head on a slide.”
Pham appeared rather eager to settle the circumstance with palms.
“I do not like it at all,” Pham reported. “They can say what they want. Everybody on that aspect — they know I get down. I know a area in this article, I know an proprietor who will enable me use his gym if we have to have to settle anything. … That engage in was filthy.”
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