Cavalli vs Contreras Bench Clearing | Washington Nationals News

Baseball erupted into chaos Tuesday night when Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli yelled “sit down boy” after striking out Red Sox’s Willson Contreras, sparking a benches-clearing brawl. Tensions had simmered earlier when Contreras blocked Cavalli’s path to the dugout — an incident Contreras later refused to address, despite manager claims of an apology. The eruption came when Contreras charged back in, threw his helmet, and hit a Nationals player, prompting pitcher Miles Mikolas — who tried to intervene as a former teammate — to be ejected along with Contreras, another Red Sox player, and their manager. No penalties have been announced yet, and the teams face off again Sunday. Just another wild moment where emotions override the game. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/83fd2c49b799f135