Nats' Cade Cavalli Apologizes for Telling Willson Contreras to 'Sit Down, Boy'
Cade Cavalli apologized after the fourth-inning scrum, saying his words were not intended as a racial slight and that he lost sleep over the backlash.
- On Tuesday, a benches-clearing brawl erupted between the Washington Nationals and Boston Red Sox, resulting in a quadruple ejection during the fourth inning in Boston.
- After striking out Willson Contreras, pitcher Cade Cavalli yelled, "Sit down, boy," at the infielder, who charged the mound in response.
- The dustup led to the ejection of Boston interim manager Chad Tracy, Red Sox outfielder Nate Eaton, and Washington pitcher Miles Mikolas alongside the primary participants.
- Cavalli apologized on Wednesday for shouting the term, stating he was "extremely torn up" and unaware of its racist history in the U.S.
- Contreras, who is Venezuelan, has spent the past week raising humanitarian aid awareness for his earthquake-devastated home country, while Cavalli expressed hope to clarify his intentions directly.
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Pitcher Sorry for Telling Opponent, 'Sit Down, Boy'
Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli apologized Wednesday for shouting "sit down, boy!" at Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras while instigating a benches' clearing scrum a night earlier, the AP reports. "I'm extremely torn up about the way that things were perceived," Cavalli said before the Nationals beat the...
Nats’ Cade Cavalli apologizes for telling Willson Contreras to ‘sit down, boy’
Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli apologized Wednesday for shouting “sit down, boy!” at Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras while instigating a benches’ clearing scrum a night earlier.
Nats' Cade Cavalli apologizes after 'sit down, boy' taunt to Red Sox' Willson Contreras
BOSTON — Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli apologized Wednesday for shouting "sit down, boy" at Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras while instigating a benches’ clearing scrum a night earlier."I'm extremely torn up about the way that things were perceived," Cavalli said. "Obviously, there was no ill intention behind that."Cavalli shouted at Contreras after striking him out looking with a full-count pitch in the fourth inning o…
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