The Angels vs. Mariners game on June 27, 2022 turned into a heated brawl between the two teams, with a total of 8 people ejected from the game. I have been checking out every Angels game since Shohei Ohtani came to the U.S., and I have never seen such a big brawl in the past three years.
Shohei Ohtani was also involved in the brawl and did a great job of stopping the Mariners players.
The following is an explanation of the circumstances that led to such a big brawl.
Cause of the brawl 1: Mike Trout was thrown into the head in the game the day before.
The catalyst for this big brawl goes back to the previous day's game.
With two outs in the ninth inning, the Angels were angered by a dangerous pitch that grazed Mike Trout on the head as he was batting.
If he had not bent over, he would have undoubtedly been hit directly in the head.
The pitch would no doubt have sparked a brawl the next day.
Cause of Brawl 2: Mariners' deadly head pitch to Upton
Further back on June 18, there was a deadly head pitch from Angels pitcher Lorenzen to Upton, who had moved to the Mariners. The Mariners and Angels must have been in a bad mood from then on.
Then, in a game on June 27, a dangerous pitch from Angels pitcher Wentz resulted in a warning game.
Later, a dead ball to Winker by the Mariners led to a huge brawl.
Rendon, who was bandaged from right wrist surgery, came off the bench and slapped Winker in the face, leading to a full-scale brawl.
The two sides got into a fistfight, with both sides punching and kicking each other, and the fight became uncontrollable.
The spectators were calling for a fight, not a brawl! The crowd was calling for a fight, not a brawl.
Ejected from the event
Angels
- Acting Manager Nevin
- Wants
- Iglesias
- Tepera
Mariners
- Service Manager
- Winker
- Crawford
- Julio Rodriguez
Rendon, who was the first to make a move, is out of the lineup, so no blame is placed on him.
Shohei Otani and Mizuhara interpreter also participated
A little late after the brawl started, Shohei Otani and Ippei Mizuhara also jumped out from the bench.
They did a great job of pulling the excited and ferocious Mariners players off the back.
As soon as Otani got in to restrain the players, Mizuhara came out to intervene as well.
He is not only an interpreter but also a bodyguard. His salary should be doubled.
Iglesias's anger was not subsiding...
Both teams went to the bench for a moment, but only one pitcher, Iglesias, the Angels' guardian angel, was not satisfied with his anger.
He went on a mysterious rampage, carrying a box of candy from the bench and throwing it onto the mound.
After returning to the bench, he blew up every object and withdrew behind the bench like a typhoon.