Cade Cavalli Apologizes for 'Boy' Remark After 4th-Inning Benches-Clearing Clash
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Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 1
Cade Cavalli Apologizes for 'Boy' Remark After 4th-Inning Benches-Clearing Clash
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo Sports · Jul 1
Summary
Cade Cavalli said Wednesday he has "learned a lot" and vowed "it'll never happen again" after calling Willson Contreras "boy" following a fourth-inning strikeout Tuesday.
The comment triggered an on-field confrontation at Fenway Park: Contreras challenged Cavalli, benches cleared, and Contreras threw his helmet before being ejected.
Three others — Red Sox pitcher Nate Eaton, interim manager Chad Tracy and Nationals pitcher Miles Mikolas — were also ejected, while Cavalli stayed in and struck out 13 over seven innings.
Nationals baseball operations president Paul Toboni called the wording "not ideal" and said Cavalli had not understood its history; the club will not discipline him, though MLB has not announced any fines or suspensions.