Red Sox's Contreras Plans to 'Take Out' Brewers Pitcher if Hit Again
- On Monday, Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was hit on the hand by a pitch from Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff in the third inning, sparking a heated confrontation.
- Contreras spent a decade in the National League Central with the Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals, facing Milwaukee frequently; the Brewers have hit him 24 times in his career, 10 more than any other team.
- "They're going there with a purpose," Contreras said after Boston's 8-6 loss, warning he would "take one of them out" if hit again and claiming the plunkings are intentional.
- Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff dismissed the accusations, stating, "He's trying to get his side fired up," while teammate Christian Yelich said the tensions are "nothing new" after 10 years.
- The teams have two games remaining in their three-game series; Contreras reached base five times Monday and hit a solo home run, admitting, "Sometimes when I play angry, I play better.
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Willson Contreras is not happy with the Milwaukee Brewers. Contreras has spent the overwhelming majority of his career in the National League Central starting with the Chicago Cubs, then joining the St. Louis Cardinals. That's meant plenty of opportunities to face the Brewers. And despite several changes in organizational leadership and roster construction for Milwaukee, and now a new league and division for Contreras, it seems like old wounds d…
Willson Contreras Is Sick And Tired Of Being Plunked By The Brewers
Willson Contreras has played in 121 career regular-season games against the Milwaukee Brewers, by dint of spending the bulk of his career in the NL Central. In 23 of those games, he has been hit by a pitch, including once when he was plunked twice. No other team has hit him more than 14 times, and the Brewers account for more than one-sixth of the 131 total plunkings he's absorbed across his 11 seasons. It's a lot. The latest instance came Monda…
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