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Bad blood: Odor socks Bautista to set off brawl
- Updated: May 15, 2016
10:24 PM ET
ARLINGTON, Texas — A feud simmering since Jose Bautista’s bat flip in last year’s AL Division Series boiled over into a brawl in the final game of the season between the Toronto Blue Jays and Texas Rangers.
Bautista and Texas second baseman Rougned Odor got into a fistfight behind the bag after a hard slide by the Toronto slugger at Odor’s legs in the midst of a double play in the top of the eighth inning. Players from both teams rushed the field, and Odor shoved Bautista then landed a punch to his face.
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“I was pretty surprised,” Bautista said. “I mean, obviously, that’s the only reason that he got me, and he got me pretty good, so I have to give him that. It takes a little bit bigger man to knock me down.”
Bautista had reached base after being hit by a pitch from Matt Bush.
“I had a hard slide at second base. I could have injured [Odor, but] I chose not to,” Bautista said. “I tried to send a message that I didn’t appreciate getting hit [by the pitch].”
Odor wasn’t available to reporters after the game.
Rangers second baseman Rougned Odor lands a punch on Jose Bautista of the Blue Jays …
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