Manny Machado Fires Heated Message After Fernando Tatis Jr. Hit by Pitch Sparks Padres-Dodgers Brawl
- The Padres defeated the Dodgers 5-3 in a tense series finale at Dodger Stadium on Thursday, June 19, 2025, marked by an on-field brawl.
- The situation escalated late in the game when Dodgers rookie Jack Little delivered a 93-mph fastball that struck San Diego Padres standout Fernando Tatis Jr. on the hand.
- Padres manager Mike Shildt angrily confronted Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, leading to a benches-clearing skirmish before both were ejected.
- Padres third baseman Manny Machado warned the Dodgers to 'pray it comes back negative tomorrow' regarding Tatis' injury, with Tatis awaiting further scans for a possible fracture.
- The incident highlighted the heated Padres-Dodgers rivalry, with concerns Tatis' injury could sideline him and speculation about future high-stakes playoff encounters.
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Benches clear as Dodgers-Padres rivalry boils over in heated showdown after Fernando Tatis Jr gets drilled
Benches cleared after San Diego Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit by a pitch in the ninth inning of the team's 5-3 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night.
San Diego Padres Star Threatens Los Angeles Dodgers After Stunning Confrontation
The series finale last night Thursday June 19, 2025 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Diego Padres dissolved into utter chaos, with the two teams nearly coming to blows. Leading up to the confrontation in the bottom of the ninth inning, the Dodgers and Padres had hit one another with six pitches in the series to that point. With one out in the top of the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium, rookie Dodger reliever Jack Little, who was ma…
Manny Machado Warns Dodgers After Fernando Tatis Jr. Hit By Pitch
The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers concluded a stretch of playing seven games in 11 days with seemingly heightened levels of animosity that has become commonplace over recent years. There were eight hit by pitches during the four games at Dodger Stadium this week, including Fernando Tatis Jr. wearing two of those. The second of which came in the ninth inning on Thursday night and triggered both benches clearing. Tatis was removed from …
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