Pirates, Tommy Pham and Tyler Heineman
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The Toronto Blue Jays and Pittsburgh Pirates got into an altercation on Monday night stemming from a Tommy Pham walk in the seventh inning.
Tommy Pham was on one Monday night. During the Pittsburgh Pirates' 5-2 win over the Toronto Blue Jays, the veteran outfielder set off a benches-clearing fracas, then decided to attack fans on social media.
The team traded catcher Tyler Heineman to the Toronto Blue Jays for infielder Vinny Capra. Heineman was designated for assignment last week and Capra was assigned to Triple-A Indianapolis.
Henry Davis provides most of his support behind the plate, serving as the personal catcher to Paul Skenes on a night when the Pittsburgh Pirates ace fired fastballs that the Toronto Blue Jays couldn’t touch.
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Sportschosun on MSNFrom small ball on a walk, to a verbal fight between a batter and a catcher and bench clearing
Bench clearing occurred due to a small bat flip that lightly turns the bat on the ballnet.That's also what happened when an argument broke out between the batter and the catcher.Pittsburgh Pirates catcher Tommy Pham and Toronto Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heinemann set the day in the seventh inning of the showdown at PNC Park on the 19th (Korea time),
The Blue Jays and Pirates were looking for excitement in their matchup, but a bench-clearing brawl probably wasn't on their agenda for the night.