Major League Baseball has suspended Cubs right-handed reliever Ryan Tepera three games for intentionally throwing at Brewers righty Brandon Woodruff during Tuesday’s game. Tepera, who also received an undisclosed fine, is appealing his punishment. Additionally, Cubs manager David Ross has been suspended for Friday’s game against the Braves.
Woodruff exchanged words with Tepera and Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo after Tepera threw behind him (video here via MLB.com). The incident occurred shortly after Woodruff hit Cubs catcher Willson Contreras in the hand with a pitch. It was the seventh HBP that Contreras has absorbed against the Brewers over the past two seasons. When Brewers righty Brad Boxberger struck Contreras with a pitch on April 6, the two teams’ benches cleared.
In Tuesday’s game, Contreras got revenge by smacking a two-run homer in the eighth inning to put the Cubs ahead. The 438-foot shot propelled the Cubs to a 3-2 victory over their division rivals.
smh might make getting MVP votes harder for him
Joke. How about a one month suspension for hitting a batter in the head with a fastball?
How about making Contreras step an inch away from the plate? If you continue to crowd the plate and stand on top of it, you’re going to get hit. Pitchers are allowed to pitch inside…it’s part of the game. Sometimes pitches are high. Sometimes they are low. If you position your head right where the ball is supposed to go, you’re going to get hit time after time. Contreras doesn’t seem to understand that and has acted like a little brat. The Cubs throwing behing Woodruff was as classless as it gets
If he’s in the batter’s box, that’s his turf. Maybe teach the trash Crew how to pitch.
the crew have one of the best pitching staffs so far this year
Pixel you mean the Brewers staff that starters have 1.09 era? That trash staff? Cubs hit Brewers 5 times during the series as well.
Pixel that take is trash. Brewer pitching one of the best in the majors so far.
Hey jughead, he is in the batters box. Other teams don’t drill him constantly and he stands in the same spot against them.
Same thing happened last weekend against Pittsburgh. Then he went after the pirates second baseman on a double play ball and was called out for it costing the cubs a run. The cubs announcers acted ignorant and didn’t understand the call.
Thats because the marquee network requires their announcers to see everything with cub blue lenses
Actually since 2019 Contreras is among league leaders in hbp.
Contreras leads the league in HBP per PA since 2019, so yes, other teams do hit him.
He deserves it
Yes, batters should give in to pitchers. Maybe they should just ask the pitcher where he wants him to stand? Would that be better? What a ridiculous post. And three folks somehow liked it.
Did Contreras almost swing at the pitch Woodruff hit him with??? He did, the ump said he didn’t but he very nearly swung at it. That tells me Contreras is too close to the plate or somehow doesn’t try to avoid pitches at all. Contreras and Baez also try to hit 500 foot homers every AB so maybe if they weren’t diving forward or toward plate they could avoid some pitches.
Rizzo crowds plate more than anyone in MLB, never avoids inside pitches and gladly gets hit & takes the walk to increase his OBP. Contreras is just letting the PEDs get to him!
why dose contreras have to avoid being hit if he is in the box, as a pitcher (ll and hs) i thought the inside was mine just like gibby (rip) but if he wants to stand that close inside and doesn’t mind getting hit then where’s the harm. also these are 2 teams that hate but respect each other and both are trying to win a competitive nlc so yea there are going to be fireworks all season between them and the reds and cards. this is nothing new in the nlc we all hate/respect each other and as fans of nlc teams we love seeing that fire from our players.
@brodie Because that is the rules. The batter has to make an attempt to get out of the way. Otherwise batters would just lean into a pitch and get hit on that armor they wear every game.
@pads fans i know that’s the rule but it’s a “gray rule” tbh as long as your inside the box then you shouldn’t have to “dodge” the ball. if your outside the box or “leaning” and don’t attempt to get out of the way then it should be a strike. anyhow pads that was a good take and reminded me of a rule i kinda forgot about.
@Pads Fans Tell that to Carlos Rondon. Perez made no attempt to get out of the way of that pitch, costing Rondon a chance to finish a perfect game last night.
That is on the umpire for not calling it. In Contreras case he dives into the plate so could get called for not trying to get out of the way often.
I’m with you on this one brodie. It’s a gray zone in every sense of the word.
Dosen’t matter what the justification for either person is. It’s the job of the league to ensure that juvenile actions and behaviour that threaten a person’s health or safety are both discouraged and prevented.
The issue of the pitcher and/or hitter being in the wrong should not be reflected in the league’s punishment of these types of things, as that sets a bad precedent. Neither one deserves complete control over what the other can or can’t do, which is why umpires call the game in the first place. They are in charge of ensuring the rules and safety guidelines are followed and not being abused or ignored completely.
Argue this as any of you will, but I’m not interested in doing so. This is what I think is “right” so any agreements or statements that I am “wrong” are wasted on me.
Stay safe and have a nice day and night, everybody.
Craig Biggio was the absolute BEST as taking a pitch inside to the arm. He never complained about it or retaliated to my knowledge. He holds the record for like 680 plus HBP. If your going to be a batter that crowds the plate, you can expect your fair share of HBP. A single or a HBP, either way your on base.
When Craig Biggio started wearing the arm pad was when he started taking pitches on the arm. Early clips of Biggio shows he wasn’t crowding the plate as much before he started using the cheat pad to gain an advantage.
If the “cheat pad” is such an advantage, then why doesn’t every MLB player wear it or MLB ban it? It didnt stop him from continuing to belt pull shot Homer’s to left field. It also didnt stop him from collecting over 3000 hits. My whole point was he made a decision to crowd the plate and accepted the consequences of that action without retaliation.
Desert – I don’t understand the hitting a player in the head comment. Who got hit in the head?
Contreras got beaned. Anyway what I can’t believe is Chapman threw 100 mph at a Rays players head last year and got 3 games. Fine give Tepera three games. When a guy throws with intent to possibly ruin someone’s life give three games too?
Bush league BS by the Cubs. Glad the pitcher is getting suspended and it should stand. Contreras admitted that they’d thrown at him intentionally. Inexcusable, reckless and stupid.
Bad take. You’re wrong.
Quite an argument. I get it, you’ll support the team no matter what. You should be proud. Your catcher admitted they threw at Woodruff. We both know Contreras and Rizzo crowd the plate, so they invite the risk (and advantages) of getting hit by pitches. Pretending these two things are the same is delusional. There was NO reason the Brewers would intentionally hit Contreras. But he admitted hitting Woodruff on purpose.
So, back to your argument. It’s a more than solid take. And YOU’RE wrong.
Contreras doesn’t really stand that close to the plate. Certainly not as close as Rizzo.
Hey jughead, he is in the batters box. Other teams don’t drill him constantly and he stands in the same spot against them.
@bjorkland Contreras leads the league in HBP per PA since 2019, so yes, other teams do hit him. A lot. More often than anyone else. Because he crowds the plate and the first movement of his swing is to dive over the plate.
Smokin Joe –
Sorry but I think you’re wrong. Kotsaythebuzzkill is 100% accurate. You must be a Cubs fan
No, you are! Dirty players.
Should get at least 2 weeks suspension with loss of pay.
MLB does not tolerate BS!
Stop it.
I don’t understand how Contreras can constantly get plunked, with everyone in the building knowing it’s an issue, and Tepera throws behind Woodruff and THAT is what results in a fine and suspension? It’s a false equivalency. There is clearly bad blood between the two teams, especially Contreras. The league needs to be more diligent in dishing out punishments when they know this crap is happening, and not reacting to a near miss.
Hey Genius/Donopolis, it’s called “intent”. Just a tad easier to prove when the 1st pitch against Woodruff goes 2 feet behind him rather then when Contreras basically swung at pitch that hit him in the hand.
Or just let the teams work it out between them.
and Rizzo swung at a pitch that hit him
@1984 i fully agree with you even if it’s a minority opinion, i don’t mind it and dare i say even love it when players police the game and show some fire and passion.
Every time the Brewers have hit Contreras this year, the pitches have been at the letters or above. Tepera threw well below the waist. Stupid, maybe. But not reckless. And you can argue it was excusable, given how often they throw at Contreras.
Conforto was hit high on his elbow on a strike that wasn’t called. A player leaning in would mean a pitch at the letters might not be that far off the plate. Didn’t see Conforto complain much on that pitch.
Pitcher trying to bean the opposing pitcher is just… a very bad move. I agree he deserved some kind of punishment for that, but I would’ve instead fined him… nevertheless, my opinion doesn’t matter.
The pitch was ankle high. Not anywhere near a beanball. Get some knowledge before your post.
Smokin Joe –
There’s 2 posts where you’ve proven to be a fool. A ball does not need to be a certain height to be a beanball. Give me a break. Most of Contreras’ HBP have been at the waist or below, yet he considers them to be intentional. You wanna have it both ways?
Bean is old slang for head
A bean ball is by definiton being hit in the head or attempted to be hit in the head with a base ball
Bean (verb) means to be struck in the head with an object.
But ive heard people refer to being hit regardless of where as being beaned.
“Most of Contreras’ HBP have been at the waist or below”
Well that’s patently false.
Wrong. His 3 HBPs from Milwaukee THIS YEAR ALONE were at his head, near his hands and in the upper arm/shoulder. Maybe you should do research before spewing off, KCJ.
Lol. Beanball means to throw at a batter’s head.
Man, the quality of posts is going downhill. Are these people who have never seen a baseball game? Or understand how it all works?
“Me hate cubs. Cubs wrong. Cub fans wrong.”
I think a lot of the people that used to post here have just left or stopped bothering with the comment section. I too have noticed that there is a pretty sharp decline in the quality of comments.
@1984 i agree with you i’ve only been visiting the site for 3 years and have also noticed that the trolls are running the site. which is a shame because the whole reason i even came to this site is to have good bb convo & debates with fans of other teams. if i wanted to hear “your team sucks” and what not i’d go to the local bar.
Bean is also current slang for a testicle lol
Why dont you eat a snickers joe. Youre not yourself when youre hangry.
Nah, he meant to throw at him. They said as much. Punishment does not fit the crime, but let’s not pretend they are innocent here.
I’m sorry for using the wrong terminology. I’m not sorry that some posters around here find it necessary to have heated arguments over semantics, though.
Uh yeah a beanball is when you get hit in the head with the ball.. If someone got hit in the ankle or knee that is not a beanball.
Looks like the whole MVP vote thing got in his head and thinks that he can get more. Not by throwing at a pitcher’s head.
Yet one more reason for the universal DH
Agree. As a Brewers fan, it was heartbreaking to lose Jimmy Nelson to a base running injury. He was in his prime and hasn’t really been the same since. It’s thrilling to see the occasional pitcher bomb by guys like Sabathia, Woodruff, Greinke, etc., but the near automatic out and injury risk more than cancel out that joy.
Disagree re “another reason for the universal DH “. Every position including pitcher should hit in both leagues. If you want to add a 10th place in the batting order for a DH in both leagues, add it in the next CBA. You mentioned some of the hitting pitchers earlier. Look at how many guys are 2-way players in high school AND in college. When teams draft these guys, they don’t automatically get amnesia and forget how to hit.
Why should pitchers hit? Most can’t, and before you point to your argument about high school, this is the professional level. There are Golden Spikes winners that haven’t been able to hit at this level.
Having pitchers hit is boring and pointless, and solves literally zero problems this game has. If anything, it creates more issues with all the double switches and changes that occur in NL parks.
Why should hitters field? Why should either have to run the bases?
Kids get drafted because of their talent and potential. I’m not saying that they’re MLB ready out of high school. They get drafted out of HS,Jr College, and college. You keep developing their talent at all aspects of the game.
Pitchers take the field. If you take the field you should be prepared to hit. Any player on the field inside the foul lines should hit.
I don’t have a problem with having a DH. I don’t have a problem abolishing the DH. There are far more injuries to pitchers pitching than hitting. Let’s focus on that for a change.
Ugh. If you can’t run the bases (a very basic athletic endeavor) without getting injured maybe being a professional athlete isn’t for you. The risk to pitchers running the bases is such a phantom menace. Players get hurt. But on the rare occasion it’s a pitcher on the bases suddenly all the whining and moaning starts. Give me a break. They’re pitchers, they can run, they don’t need to be babied.
@cosmo2 i remember when wanio blew his achilles batting and back then screaming for universal dh was really loud. wanio himself said in an interview “just because my achilles blew out during an ab isn’t a reason for the dh” he went on to say that if he didn’t get hurt at the plate it could of blown on the first pitch next inning. imo pitchers need to bat and face there opposition also where dose the dh stop. if we dh for pitchers why not have 53 man rosters and just have dh’s, df’s, sp’s and rp’s, and he’ll get f we’re going down this rabbit hole you get 5 pitch runners per hitter before he is removed from the game.
no, it’s a reason not to throw at people. who gives a darn who is getting thrown at when no one should? just another excuse for the DH, not a reason.
typical Cubs. Classless players, fans, and organization as a whole.
Will be fighting it out with the Pirates for last place. Enjoy the rebuild
You obviously didn’t watch the games. Whatever respect I had for Counsell vanished. Cubs could have escalated, and chose not to. The Cubs were the classy ones in this situation.
lol, throwing at someone intentionally is not “classy”.
Yes it is. Remove the cl.
Smokin Joe –
There’s three….
By their own admission, they intentionally threw at Woodruff, but didn’t “escalate” the situation. OK, whatever you say.
after boxberger hit Contreras he was ready to charge the mound
LOL @ “enjoy the rebuild”. Classic coming from a fan of a team that has been rebuilding since 1969.
Lol call me when you win a title.
Glass Houses, buddy…Brewers are at fault for instigating a lot of this. Maybe lay off any classless comments while you still employ someone like Josh Hader.
I would really like to hear your explanation for why hitting Contreras is fine, but throwing behind Woodruff is classless. Are you pretending that hitting Contreras is still an “accident”? That’s the only justification I can think of that doesn’t just make you sound like a massive hypocrite.
Right on
Ridiculous! . Tepera gets three days for throwing at Woordruff’s feet while Woodruf and others throw up and in on every other Cub hitter?
The umps would not protect the Cub hitters, now the league punishes Tepera?
This is absolutely a clown decision, bro. Absolute trash.
Brewers didn’t do anything intentionally but the Cubs did
If the Brewers didn’t do anything intentionally, then their pitching must really be trash to have hit Contreras like 4 times already.
Contreras could step away from the plate if he’s afraid to get hit
News flash – Contreras has been hit by other teams this year too. Just so happens they’ve played 2 series against the Brewers already. He’s going to continue go get hit as long as he hangs out over the plate, His HR “celebration” afterwards was downright embarrassing. Contreras is a punk
Hitters who stand on the plate against pitchers who are not afraid to pitch inside or hit you when you crowd the plate, are going to get hit. Only an ass like Contreras whines about it.
You can’t hit one guy 7 times in a year and say there wasn’t intent. Clearly, there is more going on here.
The intent is to throw the ball on the inside part of the plate. Since Contreras, Rizzo, and others crowd the plate they’re going to get hit by some of the pitchers who are willing to claim their territory.
Cubs are a trash organization
Smokin Joe –
And there’s four….get off it dude. Obviously no one is agreeing with you
The inside part of the plate is part of the area that the pitcher is SUPPOSED to be able to throw to. When batters crowd the plate they’re taking a chance on getting hit. Have you ever heard about giving up your territory for nothing? It’s not advisable if you want to have a long career as a pitcher.
@prospectnvstr that’s how gibby (rip) made his living, the outside was the hitters and the inside is the pitchers. tbh i think mlb need to ease up on the intent rule on an inside pitch, all your doing is giving the batter more of an edge. i may be in the minority on this but let the players play and police themselves, yea some games might get edgy but as fans isn’t that what we want to see some passion and edge from our teams
What if a victim of getting beaned wanted to file assault charges against the pitcher? I bet it would stop intentionally throwing at a batter. MLB probably wouldn’t let it happen.
Batter gets first base. That’s good enough.
There has to be something that exempts them. Otherwise any fight would result in assault charges….not only for baseball, but hockey too. Just a thought.
Because it’d be nearly impossible to prove intent without a doubt in a court of law.
Except when a player, say the catcher like in this case, or the manager comes out and says they intentionally threw at a player on the other team.
They would have to be pretty stupid to do that Koamalu
Well, then you are saying Contreras and the Cubs are stupid?
You actually might have a case on that one. Even before this happened.
Be upset if the guy throws at your head. If he throws at the meat of your thigh, take it like a man, shut the hell up, and get back into the box.
Taking balls to the ass like a man? What kind of men you hanging around?
Former MVP Tepera?
breaking news: this is apparently the end of the world
Just remember, all you Little Leaguers, this is what sportsmanship looks like when you reach the majors — throwing a dangerous projectile at batters to “settle” grievances; or, as we like to call it: Maturity 101.
Seriously, when are these knuckleheads in Major League Baseball, including the Players Association, going to stop this idiocy? Ever?
Love these commenters ignoring the actual beanball Contreras took to the dome, and that Tepera soft-tossed at Woodruff’s feet. Cubs handled it best they could. Brewers are clowns tor continuing to endanger the lives and livelihoods of their opponents. That beanball from boxberger is three inches lower and Contreras is in the hospital. But the Cubs are the classless ones? What a joke.
Contreras was never thrown at intentionally
And you know this how? Brewers fans…drunk since…well, as long as they can remember.
It’s really easy to support your team and say they did nothing wrong. Most fans are so blinded by loyalty they don’t look at anyone else’s opinion. You don’t hit 1 guy the amount of times Contreras has been hit without some intent.
The joke is ignoring the obvious intent from the Cubs. Contreras admitted that they’d thrown on purpose. Why would the Brewers have thrown intentionally at Contreras? I’ll wait. Spoiler alert: they didn’t throw at him intentionally because they had NO reason to. Contreras and Rizzo crowd the plate intentionally. But when your team admits that they threw at the Brewers pitcher, they lose the benefit of the doubt and you lose the ability to throw shade at the other team. What your team did sucks. Luckily this time no one was seriously injured. But they deserve to be punished for their reckless, terrible decision.
Hitters who stand on the plate against pitchers who are not afraid to pitch inside or hit you when you crowd the plate, are going to get hit. Only an ass like Contreras whines about it.
The pitch was an inch or two off the plate and up at shoulder height. He was nearly rung up for swinging at it. Cubs fans are so overly dramatic. Grow a set.
Contreras gets hit because he is both an ass and a douchebag!
You crowd the plate, your chances of being hit goes up. Brewers game plan is to bust Contreras in. They face 19 times a year (except 2020). Add all the games Contreras has played against Milwaukee and the HBP total makes sense.
Hitters crowd the plate more today than they did 25+ years ago. The Top 100 single season HBP totals you’ll find plenty of them have occurred over the last 30 years. Why? Hitters crowd the plate more. Not all drillings are intentional. Players, coaches and umpires have to stop escalating the situation.
Or, lets give the hitter and pitcher foam bats and let them smack each other qround for a couple minutes. Get it out of their system and play ball!
So the hitters take their arm pads off and pitchers grab the rosin bag? That’s about as good as it gets in the heat of the moment.
Well…I would much rather see/read us arguing over this type of thing than the Other Stuff.
So there’s that.
@ducky are you sure because arguing about social issues on a bb site is much more entertaining and fun. (note this whole comment is sarcastic)
Contreras doesn’t really crowd the plate, the Brewers just seem to approach him up and in because he’s a good low ball hitter and he can go the other way.
I’m totally fine with the Brewers trying to own the inside part of the plate and I’m fine with the Cubs retaliating after several HBP. However, Contreras was wrong for his post-game comments.
doesnt crowd the plate? He leads the NL in HBP the past two years. how is there not intent there?
It’s the way pitchers are working him.
youtu.be/UV3W5Brxego
See for yourself.
He does crowd the plate when he swings. His set up is close to the plate but not extreme like a Rizzo. He dives though, first move during the delivery is toward fist base, thats why he got hit. Thats why he gets hit. The pitch in question was bare iff the plate, but the dive and the check swing caused the HBP. Zero intent. Contreras is just a toddler pitching a tantrum. But he’s also a completely tool, and earns every intentional HBP he’s ever received.
To me crowding the plate is what Rizzo does… Contreras does set up a little close to the plate, but he’s not really crowding it, in my opinion.
I think most of his HBP come from pitchers working him up and in.
You’re full of BS… If Contreras played for the Brewers you’d be praising him and saying the opposite.
I mean, he’s clearly not as bad as Ryan Braun, period.
It’s so ridiculous to try to drag Braun into this. That’s a hell of a tell that you’ve got no argument here. I can’t help but point out no Brewers fans have randomly and without any relevance brought up Sammy Sosa. Every team has had a player who’s landed on the jerk/ cheat side of things.It’s pretty sad and revealing when your only “argument” is to bring that player up after said player isn’t even on the team anymore. Be better.
See how blindly Brewer fans support their team actions?… But you forgot I posted a link to support my argument and detailed how pitchers approach Contreras and then showed how many times Contreras has been hit by a pitch by a Brewer pitcher.
The answer from Brewer fans: Contreras is a douchebag and a tool… And yet you find that to be a better argument?
Brewer fans just being blind and ignorant… I simply replied to someone who lost the argument and started insulting Contreras, it’s hypocritical to hurl insults at Contreras while supporting someone like Ryan Braun who actually cheated.
What’s a “completely tool”?
That said… Tepera should’ve hit Woodruff in the head and then claim the ball got away from him… Seems to be a good excuse to let you off the hook.
How about just cheating to win games and then negotiate with Manfred to avoid suspension? That seems to work too.
Apparently the Cubs fans here are having a hard time understanding the difference between intentional and unintentional.
Fact is… Whoever hit Contreras in the head got away with it… And we have no proof whether it was intentional or not.
Contreras has been hit 7 times the last 12 games against the Brewers… Over 140 games, that would be about 75 HBP.
I doubt every single one was unintentional…
Not sure about what you’re saying about Cubs fans, but maybe Brewers fans jumped bandwagon this season and don’t know that any team would retaliate.
Just imagine that being Yelich getting hit like that.
Dude!? Who hit him in the head? Lol
What game were you watching?
The top hand is not the head! WTF?
This whole thing started when Contreras got hit in the head last week, then he got hit again the next game… Then he got hit one more time in this series.
If Tepera would’ve purposely coughed on Woodruff, it would’ve been a 2 week suspension
Tepera: Most Vile Player
I want whatever cubs fans are smoking!
You’re doing a good job without it as you comment without even knowing what’s going on lol.
Let’s all just be thankful that the Cubs dont have a pitcher accurate enough to throw the ball where they’re aiming or this could have been bad.
They do… They just don’t have many arms that can throw over 93 mph consistently.
Seems to me that if you’re in the batters box you shouldn’t expect to get hit in the head. It also may be somewhat important that Tepera didn’t hit Woodruff and threw the ball below the waist. This is baseball not softball!
Saying Contreras was purposefully hit in the head with 2 strikes is completely asinine. In the history of baseball if you go into an at-bat wanting to hit someone you do it in the first two pitches and get it out of the way. You think that a pitcher will get to two strikes and purposefully hit a guy rather than striking him out and in essence, showing him up?? Go on youtube and look at all the times Contreras has been hit. The vast majority have been fastballs that were meant for the high inside corner and tailed up (WITH Contreras throwing his elbow out) and in. Want a foolproof solution? – Eliminate batters ability to wear all the armor they wear. Or if they insist on wearing it, than they are not allowed bases when they are hit on it.
Nobody cares if rizzo crowds the plate but when Contreras does it (watch him he actually isn’t) it’s bad now. Bs by everyone around mil who doesn’t know the situation. The brewers should be fined at least 50k for hitting him 7 times in 13 games that’s straight up insane. Tempera didn’t even hit woodruff so he can calm down. Contreras got hit in the head and not a warning issued.
Whatever happened to Castellanos’ suspension. I know he appealed, but I have not seen him missing from any games yet. That was 10 days ago.
Good grief – the parade of comments about Contreras crowding the plate are ridiculous. I’ll add to the parade of ‘watch some video and note where his hand or head is when it’s hit.” He ain’t hanging over the plate. These pitches are inside and often trailing up further. Now, let’s talk about the logic of those defending the prowess of Milwaukee pitching. I can’t argue with the assertion that they are among the best in this young season. So how does one make a logical leap from great pitchers…to accidentally hitting WC repeatedly? Oh yeah, it’s that old ‘pitchers own the plate and can pitch inside (way inside) as needed.’ Wait, what’s that…an unwritten rule?! Tsk tsk…I thought we didn’t tolerate unwritten rules anymore. Since some people can rationalize the ‘brush back by beaning’ rule, I’d suggest Tepera was following the corollary…”push in from behind’ rule. That’s where a batter is standing too far from the plate, so the pitcher throws a pitch behind to nudge the batter closer. “There ya’ go, Brandon, now you’re in a better position to take a swing. You’re welcome, buddy.”
Pitchers miss, both inside and outside. If you crowd the plate, you are going to get hit more, regardless of whether or not you are in the batter’s box. The reason the box is so close to the plate, is to give the batter the option to crowd.
His choice. Choose to stand close, expect to get hit more. But, take it like a man.
The pitch Willson Contreras was hit with by Brett Boxberger was a pitch with allot of spin that just went into Contreras. Contreras took issue and walked toward the mound with bat in hand.
Fun Fact: Woodruff has 15 HBP so far in his career. 7 have come against the Cubs.
Such an easy team to hate. Looks like a long year coming for the team down south.
This might look like a rivalry on the surface, but Brewers are gonna leave the Infant Bears in the dust in this division.
For any of you Cubs apologists, how about the fact that they’ve got 4 HBP’s in today’s game vs. the Braves? Including one on good ol Contreras. Still confused about what’s happening? Nobody fears the Cubs. The Cubs are leaning into pitches because it’s their best chance at offense. Still doesn’t work very well for them, but better than what they can actually do with their bats.
I think this is the dumbest comment of all the comments out here…
I think this is the dumbest comment of all the comments out here…