Orioles third baseman Manny Machado lived the MLB dream of many players last night when landed a right haymaker to the jaw of Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura.
Yordano Ventura just got that bidness from Manny Machado 😳😳😳https://t.co/PZAHt4NaYv
— Erick Fernandez (@ErickFernandez) June 8, 2016
Sure Machado is no baseball saint but Ventura has been pulling stunts like this throughout his career. Not to mention he came in tight on Machado during an earlier at-bat last night before getting his face rearranged.
Here’s Ventura spinning the intent of his high inside pitch that got Machado in the back:
Ventura: "Coming into the day, [my] plan was fastballs inside & breaking balls down in the dirt, and one got away."https://t.co/pR39vJ8Foi
— FOX Sports Kansas City (@FSKansasCity) June 8, 2016
But at the end of the day… both are doing their part to help #MakeBaseballFunAgain