{"id":775266,"date":"2026-07-21T05:34:09","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:34:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/775266\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T05:34:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T05:34:09","slug":"benches-clear-in-pirates-yankees-game-after-santana-shouts-at-caballero","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/775266\/","title":{"rendered":"Benches clear in Pirates-Yankees game after Santana shouts at Caballero"},"content":{"rendered":"

NEW YORK \u2013 Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana said he yelled at Jos\u00e9 Caballero for taking too long to get ready in the batter\u2019s box, triggering a heated altercation in Monday night\u2019s 8-5 loss to the New York Yankees<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both benches and bullpens emptied after Caballero bounced into an inning-ending double play in the eighth. Santana got angry following the play, gesturing and shouting a few times at Caballero on the field. <\/p>\n

\u201cJust don\u2019t (take) that long (at) home plate and that\u2019s it,\u201d Santana said when asked what he said to Caballero.<\/p>\n

The right-hander was restrained by teammates Rafael Flores and Bryan Reynolds before order was restored after a few minutes without any punches or ejections.<\/p>\n

\u201cDennis just got frustrated by something,\u201d Pittsburgh manager Don Kelly said. \u201cThankfully it didn\u2019t end up being a big deal.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since the pitch clock was implemented in 2023, hitters are required to be in the batter\u2019s box and facing the pitcher with eight seconds remaining on the clock. Caballero was trying to wait until the last second available during his at-bat, which lasted three pitches.<\/p>\n

\u201cI just grounded into a double play, turning my back to the coach at first base to give my guards to him, and he was chirping at me,\u201d Caballero said. “I was a little bit surprised about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

Caballero had two hits, including a two-run double, before his at-bat against Santana, who has a 6.05 ERA in 44 appearances and gave up a game-ending two-run homer to Cleveland rookie Travis Bazzana<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

\u201cAt this point, he\u2019s lucky he doesn\u2019t get a ball right away because at this point, it\u2019s been four years with the same rules, which we all should know about the rules,\u201d Caballero said. \u201cThe whole league should know who I am, what I do (in) the box, and they should be aware of it. For you to get mad at something that the league\u2019s implementing \u2014 you shouldn\u2019t be mad at me, you should be mad at someone else.\u201d<\/p>\n

During New York\u2019s 8-3 win<\/a> in Toronto on June 14, Caballero was issued a warning for intentionally delaying an at-bat. He was warned by plate umpire Stephen Jaschinski that he would get an automatic strike called if it happened again, and Yankees manager Aaron Boone spoke to Major League Baseball officials about it the following day.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know he does it every pitch. It\u2019s his thing,\u201d Reynolds said.<\/p>\n

Caballero\u2019s deliberate style in the batter\u2019s box has periodically irked opponents, including the Yankees, who acquired him from Tampa Bay on July 31 last year.<\/a><\/p>\n

As a rookie with the Seattle Mariners in June 2023, Caballero annoyed Yankees ace Gerrit Cole so much the right-hander threw a 97 mph fastball to him that landed high up on the backstop.<\/p>\n

Cole\u2019s pitch was in response to Caballero stepping out repeatedly during his first two plate appearances until the pitch clock was down to the eight-second requirement to be in the batter\u2019s box and alert.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/mlb<\/a><\/p>\n

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