Jose Berrios and Cal Raleigh get heated over suspected pitch tipping incident

Blue Jays right-hander Jose Berrios suspected Seattle’s Cal Raleigh was relaying pitch info to his Mariners teammates and wished the hard-hitting catcher to know what he considered it.

Berríos exchanged indignant phrases with Raleigh as he walked again to the dugout on the finish of the fourth inning of Saturday’s 8-4, 12-inning loss to the Mariners.

“I don’t react that approach fairly often,” Berríos stated. “I’m a quiet and chill man. However when some persons are attempting to combat with us within the area, I don’t respect that. I don’t like that.”

Each benches cleared as Berríos and Raleigh jawed again between third base and residential plate, however the scenario didn’t escalate. As relievers from each groups have been operating in from the bullpens, Toronto slugger Vladimir Guerrero Jr. was waving his teammates again.

Raleigh denied relaying pitch info however stated he understood Berríos’ response.

“I’d need my pitchers doing the identical factor,” Raleigh stated. “If someone thought they have been tipping, I’d need them to say one thing. Simply how it’s. Aggressive baseball recreation. Individuals are proper within the coronary heart of it.”

Blue Jays supervisor John Schneider stated stealing indicators and relaying pitch info is “truthful recreation.”

“Groups do this. We get it,” Schneider stated. “Within the warmth of the second, you get a bit bit fired up. I didn’t assume the benches wanted to clear. There was nothing loopy occurring. However I like when our guys are sticking up for themselves.”

Raleigh got here up once more within the fifth and hit a two-run double to proper area that put Seattle forward 2-1. Raleigh completed 2-for-3 with three walks, one in all them intentional.

In 20 video games towards the Blue Jays, Raleigh is batting .292 (21-for-72) with 9 house runs and 18 RBIs.

Reporting by The Related Press.

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