A Mexican Baseball League hitter was so livid after he was drilled by a fastball Wednesday … he straight-up attacked the pitcher with his bat AND helmet — and the wild scene was all caught on video.
It all went down in the Toros de Tijuana game against Rieleros de Aguascalientes in Tijuana … when Toros catcher Gabriel Gutierrez absolutely lost his mind in the 8th inning.
¡Aaatangana! Otra bronca más 😟, ahora le pegaron a Gabriel Gutiérrez que contestó lanzando su bat al pitcher. Después Junior Lake y Peter O’Brien sacaron sus dotes luchísticos…
8 🔽 | 🚂 Rieleros 3-5 Toros 🐂#TorosImponentes #LMB #PasiónRielera pic.twitter.com/uYalsoXlhw
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Things between the two teams had been chippy all night — and when Gutierrez appeared to be purposely drilled by a pitch … he snapped.
Check out the footage of the chaos, Gutierrez launched his bat and then his helmet at Rieleros pitcher Brandon Quintero … and then all hell broke loose.
The two teams’ benches cleared and several skirmishes broke out … with some of the fights even including wild haymakers!!!
Eventually, the two teams were separated … with three players ultimately being booted from the game over the incident.
The Toros went on to win, 5-3 … and afterward, Tijuana star Leandro Castro said in Spanish everything was essentially the Rieleros’ fault.
Leandro Castro 🎤 sobre las dos broncas de esta noche en el Rieleros vs Toros: “Espero que esto no siga pasando, creo que ellos tienen algo personal contra nosotros después del juego en la que le hicimos las 22 carreras” #LMB #PasiónRielera #TorosImponentes pic.twitter.com/p9nTkXQguw
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He pinned the blame on them being upset over a previous matchup between the two teams … and added he REALLY hopes a similar scene never happens again.
The two squads are set to meet again Thursday night for another tilt … getcha popcorn ready.