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I asked him if everything was OK and the answer he gave me, I didn’t like it,” Soler said through a translator, according to MLB.com. “That’s why I went out there.”
Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler and Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López each received seven-game suspensions from Major League Baseball on Wednesday after they were ejected following their participation in a brawl.
Jorge Soler charged the mound, fought with Reynaldo Lopez and was tackled by manager Walt Weiss during a Los Angeles Angels-Atlanta Braves brawl.
The Angels’ Jorge Soler and Braves’ Reynaldo López, both at the center of the on-field dust up at Angel Stadium, were suspended seven games for the incident. Both players are appealing their suspensions, per The Post’s Jon Heyman.
Yahoo Sports senior MLB analyst Jake Mintz and Jordan Shusterman recap the wild fracas in Anaheim between the Braves and Angels. Check out the full conversation on the “Baseball Bar-B-Cast” podcast - and subscribe on Apple Podcasts,
Angst between Angels hitter Jorge Soler and Braves pitcher Reynaldo López incited a benches-clearing brawl at Angel Stadium on April 7.
Anaheim's Jorge Soler charged the mound, inciting a massive brawl during last night's matchup against Atlanta.
Soler, who is appealing his suspension, felt Lopez was throwing at his head, leading to a confrontation and punches thrown that resulted in a bench-clearing melee on Tuesday night.
Soler homered off López in the first inning and got hit by a fastball in his next at-bat. In the fifth, Soler charged the mound after López threw a high-and-inside pitch that tipped off catcher Jonah Heim’s mitt.
T Kinley 13-9, D Lee 9-8, R Suarez 26-14, A Bummer 17-10, R Iglesias 22-18 Ground balls-fly balls - R López 5-2, T Kinle