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Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo had a heated moment Monday night with Philadelphia Phillies star JT Realmuto after one of his players was hit by a pitch in consecutive at bats.
Phillies starting pitcher Matt Strahm hit outfielder Corbin Carroll in the first inning and again in the third. After the second goal, Lovullo came out of the dugout and got into a fierce exchange with Realmuto.
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Manager Torey Lovullo of the Diamondbacks yells at JT Realmuto of the Philadelphia Phillies after being ejected from the game at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on June 12, 2023. (Normzaal/Getty Images)
Arizona third base coach Tony Perezchica held off Lovullo as both teams’ benches became free and gathered around home plate. Home plate umpire Vic Carapaza ejected Lovullo while the fight was in progress.
“I knew when I went out that I had no right to go out and the referee said to me, ‘I’ll have to send you off if you don’t come off now,'” Lovullo said afterwards. . via MLB.com. “And I said, ‘Well, I’m not leaving,’ and that’s why I got kicked out.”
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Players and coaches of the Phillies and the Diamondbacks face home plate after Arizona’s Corbin Carroll was hit by a pitch for the second time, Monday, June 12, 2023, in Phoenix. (AP photo/Ross D. Franklin)
Manager Torey Lovullo of the Arizona Diamondbacks is restrained by third base coach Tony Perezchica during the third inning at Chase Field on June 12, 2023 in Phoenix. (Normzaal/Getty Images)
Strahm was seen watching someone in the Diamondbacks’ dugout after Christian Walker flew out. Arizona outfielder Josh Rojas was ejected after the second confrontation, prompting Jeff Banister to come out and talk to Carapazza.
Arizona would finish with the 9-8 win. Realmuto lost for the cycle.
The catcher explained things from his perspective.
“I think it looked a little worse on video than it actually was,” he added. “Because he didn’t challenge me at all. He didn’t say anything derogatory. He just supported his player. At one point he said, ‘I would do the same for you. If you were on my team’ I would support you too,” and pointing to my chest.
Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo will be ejected at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona on June 12, 2023. (Normzaal/Getty Images)
“It seemed like he was saying something bad to me, but he really wasn’t. He was just defending his player.”
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Lovullo said he has nothing but respect for Realmuto.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
Ryan Gaydos is a senior editor for Fox News Digital.
