The Cleveland Indians are a real-life soap opera right now ... with vet pitcher Oliver Perez threatening to walk out on the team after Zach Plesac and Mike Clevinger broke COVID protocol.
Several Tribe players reportedly went scorched earth on the 2 aces in a team meeting last week ... with guys like Perez and superstar Francisco Lindor going off on them for hanging out with friends in Chicago, according to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
While Plesac and Clevinger both tested negative for COVID-19 after the incident, the team's real issue is with how the pitchers lied and put the organization at risk, especially since Carlos Carrasco is a cancer survivor, the report says.