The MLB is warning the Red Sox and Orioles: Knock off the beanball.
Joe Torre, the league executive in charge of discipline, told Fox Sports reporter Ken Rosenthal that MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred held a conference call Wednesday to tell both teams to expect punishment if they continue to throw at each other.
“If this stuff continues, there will be some discipline,” Torre said.
According to Rosenthal, Torre also hinted that Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale may be punished for the 97 mph fastball he threw behind Manny Machado. Both dugouts were immediately warned after the first-inning pitch, which Machado called “f—— bull—-.