Cleveland Guardians prospect George Valera was ejected from Thursday night’s Triple-A game against the Nashville Sounds after he ignited a bench-clearing brawl when he seemingly shoved an umpire while arguing with catcher Alex Jackson. The Columbus Clippers were leading by two runs at the top of third when Valera, a 22-year-old right fiedler, went up to bat. Home plate umpire Tanner Moore stepped in between the two, but Valera then appeared to shove his finger into Jackson’s mask, while reaching over Moore’s shoulder. Valera could be seen swinging at Jackson before the two were eventually separated from the pile up. The disruption had little effect on the Clippers who would score three more runs in the third for 6-2 win over Nashville.

Source: Fox News July 07, 2023 16:02 UTC