Milwaukee Brewers Slugger Prince Fielder was denied in his postgame attempt to challenge reliever and former teammate Gulliermo Mota, who hit him with a pitch in the ninth inning of Los Angeles' 17-4 victory over the Brewers on Tuesday night.
Mota drilled Fielder with two outs, apparently in retaliation for a pitch that hit Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez in the seventh inning of Los Angeles' highest-scoring home performance in 30 years. Home plate umpire Marvin Hudson immediately ejected Mota, who slowly left the field while Fielder voiced his anger.
When the game ended, Fielder charged through the underground tunnels at Dodger Stadium to the door of the home clubhouse, shouting obscenities with many fellow Brewers trailing behind. Several security guards and teammates Bill Hall and Casey McGehee prevented Fielder from entering the locker room in search of Mota.
Here is the whole scene in it's entirety below.
Here is what a calmed down Prince said a day later.
In a 13-3 game, Manny Ramirez'a uniform was grazed with a pitch from reliever Chris Smith. In a 17-3 game, Prince Fielder got hit in the ribs by a pitch from Mota. This unneccesary bean ball war could have ended a whole lot worse than it did. Prince could have gone after Mota and charged the mound, which would be understandable. Fielder was on the wrong end of a rout, and then takes an unnecessary shot to the ribs.
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