Orioles shortstop Manny Machado punched Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura in the face Tuesday night in retaliation for Ventura hitting him in the hip with a 99 mph fastball.
Machado charged the mound immediately after being plunked and planted a solid punch on Ventura, who then tackled Machado to the ground.
Absolute madness at Camden Yards.. Basebrawl pic.twitter.com/HT9EjvccoH
— Carol Maloney (@carolmaloney4) June 8, 2016
Ventura likely hit Machado on purpose after Machado took extra time to stare at a deep fly ball to left field in his second at-bat, during which Ventura twice threw well inside the strike zone.