{"id":111775,"date":"2024-10-08T12:23:56","date_gmt":"2024-10-08T05:23:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111775"},"modified":"2024-10-08T12:23:56","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T05:23:56","slug":"dave-roberts-questions-manny-machados-throw-into-dodgers-dugout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=111775","title":{"rendered":"Dave Roberts questions Manny Machado&#8217;s throw into Dodgers dugout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<ul class=\"authors\">\n<li class=\"mugshot-shown\">\n<div class=\"author-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/columnists\/full\/gonzalez_alden.png&amp;h=80&amp;w=80&amp;scale=crop\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff Writer<span class=\"timestamp \">Oct 7, 2024, 11:33 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"author-overlay\"><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>ESPN baseball reporter. Covered the L.A. Rams for ESPN from 2016 to 2018 and the L.A. Angels for MLB.com from 2012 to 2016.<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<p>SAN DIEGO &#8212; The baseball that <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"4dec648c-3eb9-055c-aebc-2711f30975a0\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/sd\/san-diego-padres\">San Diego Padres<\/a> third baseman <a data-player-guid=\"f648627a-f607-58d0-f02a-9282e6a7b5ef\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/31097\/manny-machado\">Manny Machado<\/a> threw towards the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"fb7cf413-5156-9fc2-abe0-2273b89f70db\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/lad\/los-angeles-dodgers\">Dodgers<\/a>&#8216; dugout Sunday night &#8212; triggering another heated back-and-forth between him and Los Angeles pitcher <a data-player-guid=\"e090802a-fb1e-4a03-44e9-751adebdcfcb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/33837\/jack-flaherty\">Jack Flaherty<\/a> &#8212; landed in the vicinity of Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.<\/p>\n<p>Roberts, speaking before his team&#8217;s workout Monday, said he didn&#8217;t notice it initially but later reviewed an internal video of the throw.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was unsettling,&#8221; Roberts said. &#8220;Obviously I have a relationship with Manny from years past. There was intent behind it. It didn&#8217;t almost hit me because there was a net. And that was very bothersome. If it was intended at me, I would be very &#8212; it&#8217;s pretty disrespectful. So, I don&#8217;t know his intent. I don&#8217;t want to speak for him. But I did see the video. And the ball was directed at me with something behind it. But I don&#8217;t know what led to that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Major League Baseball has been in touch with the Dodgers&#8217; security staff and asked for footage of the incident, sources told ESPN, though any punishment seems unlikely. A video showing what appeared to be the incident in question was <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/annieheilbrunn\/status\/1843480257137082448\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted to social media<\/a> on Monday night by the San Diego Union Tribune.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>After Sunday&#8217;s Game 2 &#8212; a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/41653441\/padres-dodgers-nlds-game-2-delayed-fans-throw-objects-field\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">10-2 win by the Padres<\/a> that evened the National League Division Series at a game apiece &#8212; Machado accused Flaherty of hitting San Diego&#8217;s <a data-player-guid=\"e2da449e-fe21-39e0-bd60-5b548dc4108b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/35983\/fernando-tatis-jr\">Fernando Tatis Jr.<\/a> on purpose to begin the sixth inning, an accusation Flaherty vehemently denied. Two batters later, Flaherty struck out Machado and afterward yelled in his direction, telling him to &#8220;sit the f&#8212; down.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Machado did not seem bothered by Flaherty&#8217;s reaction, instead chalking it up to &#8220;competition.&#8221; But the two exchanged words when Machado came back onto the field for defense in the bottom of the sixth, seemingly challenging each other to a postgame fight. Flaherty later revealed he was angry that Machado threw a baseball into the Dodgers&#8217; dugout.<\/p>\n<p>Machado initially dismissed the accusation, saying he constantly tosses baseballs into dugouts after pre-inning warmups conclude. But people on the Dodgers who either saw the throw or watched a video feed of it say it was thrown firmly, bouncing before hitting the netting that resides directly in front of where Roberts sits during games, on the home-plate end of the dugout. Machado downplayed the throw on Sunday night but also seemed to hint at his intentions when asked if it&#8217;s normal for him to throw unneeded baseballs into the dugouts of an opposing team.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Both dugouts,&#8221; Machado said. &#8220;They have foul balls, you throw the ball back in there. I mean, when you try to hit our best hitter. Right? Get him out. If you can&#8217;t get him out, don&#8217;t hit him. Right? They have the best player in the game, right? <a data-player-guid=\"04a76996-4a5c-456d-8022-a9d45e3ff933\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/39832\/shohei-ohtani\">[Shohei] Ohtani<\/a>? We don&#8217;t go out there and try to hit Ohtani. We try to get him out. Don&#8217;t go out there and try to hit my guy.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"pull-quote\"><p>&#8220;Obviously I have a relationship with Manny from years past. &#8230; If it was intended at me, I would be very &#8212; it&#8217;s pretty disrespectful. So, I don&#8217;t know his intent. I don&#8217;t want to speak for him. But I did see the video. And the ball was directed at me with something behind it. But I don&#8217;t know what led to that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><cite><\/p>\n<div class=\"img-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload\" data-lazyload=\"true\" src=\"https:\/\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?img=\/i\/teamlogos\/mlb\/500\/lad.png&amp;w=110&amp;h=110\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Dodgers manager Dave Roberts<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Before signing the first of two long-term contracts with the Padres, Machado played for the Dodgers in the stretch run of the 2018 season, coming over from the <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"9ca473b8-e73e-a33d-8ea0-b4d160be4be7\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/team\/_\/name\/bal\/baltimore-orioles\">Baltimore Orioles<\/a> to replace injured <a data-player-guid=\"59762d60-3786-97e0-32e3-f0863d9045d6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/player\/_\/id\/32691\/corey-seager\">Corey Seager<\/a> at shortstop. The Dodgers did not engage with Machado when he became a free agent the ensuing offseason.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if he had any dialogue with Machado before he threw a baseball in his direction, Roberts said: &#8220;The only dialogue I had was he was chirping at Jack. And I looked at him and shook my head, making a point that we wouldn&#8217;t hit him on purpose to lead off an inning being down two runs.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think he&#8217;s using it as fuel,&#8221; Roberts added. &#8220;As a baseball person, anyone understands that you don&#8217;t do that, intentionally put the leadoff man on base with 3-4-5 coming up behind. It just makes no sense.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Flaherty struck an apologetic tone Monday, acknowledging that &#8220;things got out of hand&#8221; between him and Machado, adding: &#8220;I wish I would&#8217;ve just let it go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Machado addressed reporters before Roberts&#8217; comments and was not made available afterward. Through a third party, Machado told The San Diego Union Tribune: &#8220;I spoke about this last night after the game. I&#8217;ve already turned the page, and I&#8217;m just looking forward to playing in front of our fans tomorrow and preparing for another tough battle against a very good team.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><div data-type=\"_mgwidget\" data-widget-id=\"1660802\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script>(function(w,q){w[q]=w[q]||[];w[q].push([\"_mgc.load\"])})(window,\"_mgq\");\r\n<\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/41672538\/dodgers-manager-dave-roberts-questions-padres-third-baseman-manny-machado-throw-la-dugout\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alden Gonzalez, ESPN Staff WriterOct 7, 2024, 11:33 PM ET Close ESPN baseball reporter. 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