Manny Machado throws ball at Dodgers dugout and fans throw trash at the Padres, a breakdown

Oct 8, 2024 3.1M views 13:27

What Happened

In Game 2 of the 2024 NLDS between the Dodgers and Padres at Dodger Stadium, San Diego controlled most of the action behind Fernando Tatis Jr., who homered, robbed a home run, and made highlight plays in the field. The flashpoint came in the bottom of the sixth after Jack Flaherty struck out Manny Machado on a borderline call. After Flaherty exited, Machado fielded a warm-up ball and fired it toward the Dodgers dugout, where it caught the cement lip in front of the railing, skipped up, and nearly hit manager Dave Roberts in the face. The Dodgers dugout erupted, and the incident set off a chaotic stretch that included Dodgers fans throwing trash onto the field near the Padres.

Why This Matters

There's no rule against tossing a warm-up ball toward the ball boy near the dugout. Players do it every inning. The issue was the velocity and the angle, which made the throw look like a message rather than a routine toss. Machado has a long history of friction with the Dodgers dating back to his 2018 stint in LA and the Aaron Hicks slide incident, so any aggressive gesture toward that dugout reads as loaded. The throw fed a broader narrative of bad blood in this series, which already featured tense exchanges and crowd hostility. The trash-throwing from Dodgers fans escalated things further and put player safety and crowd control under the microscope. With both teams loaded for a deep October run, the optics of a contender's manager flinching from a thrown ball became a talking point well beyond one game.

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Players: Manny Machado. Teams: Orioles, Dodgers.

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