Huge brawl in a Venezuela baseball game, a breakdown

Jan 8, 2020 537.7K views 1:59

What Happened

In a heated matchup in the Venezuelan baseball league, a massive brawl erupts between the two teams after a pitcher intentionally throws a pitch behind the batter. The score is 13-1, a blowout in favor of one team, when the trouble begins. Pitcher Diego Castillo of the leading team steps to the mound and fires a pitch directly at the rear end of opposing batter Juan Perez. Perez appears to be bracing himself for the impact, seemingly anticipating the retaliation throw. As the ball strikes him, Perez steps toward home plate catcher Freddy Rodríguez, wielding his bat. "I'm gonna go straight at the catcher. I'm gonna take the bat and I'm gonna go axe tile right at the catcher," Perez mutters to himself. Rodríguez quickly reacts, ripping off his catcher's mask and glove. "Duck your head, I'm gonna hit you again," he shouts at Perez, before landing another blow. Enraged, Rodríguez yanks off his glove and hurls it directly at Perez's head, the impact causing the glove to bounce to the ground. Chaos erupts as players from both teams rush the field, engaging in a full-scale brawl. One player, José Guzman, grabs the catcher's helmet and double-hands it toward the scuffle. Another, Miguel Hernandez, uses his own catcher as a springboard to launch a flying kick into the melee. "Everything just gets pushed into one corner," the announcer observes, as the brawl consolidates into two distinct camps - the players in the infield and those in foul territory. "The bat boys are picking up the garbage on the field, they are killing it," he notes, as the players continue to shove and wrestle. In the foul territory camp, a player can be heard pleading, "What did I do? What did I do?" to which his teammates reply, "Dude, you took your bat and you tried to hit our player. I think that's the main issue." The brawl eventually subsides, leaving behind a scene of chaos and disorder on the Venezuelan baseball diamond. This intense clash between the two teams showcases the high emotions and heated rivalries that can sometimes boil over in the heat of competition.

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huge brawl on the Venezuelan baseball

league pardon the crappy footage but

this is what we got I don't know what

happened it's 13 to 1 it's a blowout

he throws behind he goes to hit to catch