A blowout game in the Venezuelan baseball league turned into chaos after a pitch thrown behind the batter sparked a bench-clearing brawl. With the score at 13-1, tensions boiled over when a batter, apparently expecting to be hit, charged the plate with his bat after the pitch sailed behind him. He swung weakly at the catcher, grazing him lightly, which only escalated things. The catcher responded by taking off his glove and launching it straight into the batter’s head. It connected solidly and landed on the field.
The scene quickly unraveled. One player tried a flying kick off the back of his teammate, the catcher, but ended up just knocking him forward into the fight. Another tossed the catcher’s helmet in frustration, but it had no impact. Players from both teams flooded the field, resulting in the usual pileup around home plate. The groups eventually split into two stand-offs, one on the infield and another in foul territory, where players exchanged words and refused to back down. Amid the chaos, the bat boys stayed focused, staying on the edges and picking up loose gear. The broadcast caught one of the involved players pretending not to understand why he was being targeted, even though he’d brought a bat into the initial confrontation.