Minneapolis — On Sirius-XM Radio’s MLB Radio Tuesday morning, Tigers manager AJ Hinch addressed further his club’s punch-less fracas with the Jose Abreu and the White Sox.
Abreu was hit with an 0-2 fastball by Tigers reliever Alex Lange in the top of the ninth inning of a one-run game at Comerica Park on Monday afternoon. Abreu and the White Sox bench took issue with it and Abreu subsequently made an aggressive, past-the-bag slide at second base on shortstop Niko Goodrum, which prompted the benches and bullpens to empty.
“We didn’t mean to hit him,” Hinch said.