Benches clear after José Fernández hits his first career homer, a breakdown
What Happened
In the bottom of the sixth inning, Miami Marlins rookie pitcher José Fernández steps to the plate against Atlanta Braves pitcher Evan Gattis. Fernández crushes Gattis' pitch deep into the stands, hitting a fan directly in the groin area. The fan doubles over in pain as Gattis watches Fernández's home run trot. Fernández, clearly excited about his first career home run, watches the ball sail over the wall. Braves infielder Chris Johnson takes exception to Fernández's celebration and begins yelling at him. Marlins catcher Brian McCann intervenes, trying to calm the situation. Fernández explains to McCann that he was just enjoying his first career homer and McCann tells him he understands, saying "you just did the same thing." As Fernández rounds the bases, the benches begin to clear, with Johnson aggressively confronting the young Marlins star. Fernández tries to diffuse the situation with a smile, but Johnson continues to yell and posture. The umpires and coaches work to separate the two players and restore order on the field. Once the dust settles, Fernández tips his cap to the crowd, acknowledging his milestone home run. Braves manager Fredi González and Marlins manager Mike Redmond both make brief comments, with González saying "that's not how you play the game" and Redmond defending his young pitcher, saying "he's excited, he's a kid, he's having fun." Despite the heated exchange, Fernández's first career home run is a significant moment in his promising rookie season. The 21-year-old right-hander is enjoying a breakout year and is a leading candidate for the National League Rookie of the Year award. This incident, while tense, showcases Fernández's passion for the game and the rivalries that can develop between young stars and veteran players. As the season winds down, the baseball world looks forward to seeing what else Fernández has in store.
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Click timestamps to jump to that momentthis was jose fernandez last game his
rookie
season it was a big deal going for
rookie of the year
lighting it up making baseball fun this
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gaddis takes him
way deep on this pitch in the sixth
inning though hits this fan
right in the junk drops him he goes into
fetal position
he's out now gatt has kind of watched
this and pimped it we don't have a great
replay of it but you can see him
watching it then they cut away but oh
oh that's what we're doing jose wasn't
happy that gaddis
watched it chris johnson flies out after
that and he's not happy that jose isn't
happy so he starts yelling at him
john at him can't see what he says jose
says that's [ __ ] [ __ ]
[ __ ] you christopher alton johnson and
chris is like
nah nah dude my name is dalton not alton
get it right
her fernandez comes up now the story
here as mccann tells it is he talks to
brian mccann and they have a friendly
chat like why has he got to do that man
why has he got to pimp it off me there's
no need and he was saying that
then he hits the first home run of his
career last game of the season
absolute bomb this kid's about to make a
great catch in the hands out of the
hands
probably got bruised hands jose
watched his home run first home run of
his career having fun watching it really
not that bad this
is kind of bad he spits kind of in chris
johnson's direction
and when he gets up trust me you can
hear this audio if you watch the
the complete game on youtube but you can
hear brian mccann say
you just did the same thing you just did
the same thing and mccann says that
fernandez kind of was like ah yeah
you're right and kind of apologized to
him was like uh my bad my bad
chris johnson he's eager he's been
itching for a fight he runs all the way
in
and now you're gonna see jose kind of
smile and laugh at him like get out of
here dude
they push fernandez out of the way he's
the prized rookie
he gets out takes his helmet off he does
a little salute to the crowd
i'm out meanwhile everyone's fighting
he's like ah man i can't believe i
mccain was kind of right man i did do
that [ __ ] i didn't mean to start all
that
chris johnson seething
[Music]
right [ __ ] now
i'll whip the [ __ ] out of you right here
he's like
oh boy he's mad oh huh he got really mad
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