David Bote hits two Homer, gets HBP, Yells at the Pitcher then Apologizes, a Breakdown
What Happened
In a thrilling matchup, the Chicago Cubs host the Arizona Diamondbacks. In the top of the first inning, Diamondbacks outfielder David Bote steps up to the plate and crushes a 3-1 pitch deep into the stands, giving his team an early 1-0 lead. Fast forward to the top of the fifth inning, with the score still 1-0. Bote steps up again and on a 2-2 count, he absolutely lasers another home run to extend the Diamondbacks' lead. Bote is now having a monster game, with two home runs and 5 RBIs. On the next pitch, a 1-2 fastball from the Cubs pitcher hits Bote, causing him to react angrily. Bote flips his bat in frustration as he takes his base. Cubs catcher John Ryan Murphy is also hit by the pitch and the two teams begin to jaw at each other. "All day, come on!" Bote yells, clearly upset about being hit by the pitch. However, he quickly regains his composure and says, "My bad, my bad. I don't want to start anything. I don't care about this at all. You think I hit you on purpose? Why would I hit you on purpose?" Murphy accepts Bote's apology and the tension dissipates. Despite the brief confrontation, the managers decide not to eject any players, instead issuing warnings to both dugouts. Diamondbacks outfielder David Peralta tries to hold back Bote, who wants to check on Murphy. "Stay back, stay back," Peralta says, as the two teams continue to exchange words. Cubs manager David Ross explains in the postgame interview that no one was ejected, but both teams received warnings to avoid further escalation. "I thought two people got ejected, but they were just warned," Ross says. "I gave a warning to the pitcher and a warning over there because someone said something." In the end, the incident is quickly resolved and the game continues without further drama. Bote, unfazed, continues his impressive performance, finishing the game with two home runs and a hit-by-pitch. Despite the heated exchange, the two teams shake hands and part ways, ready to continue their rivalry on the field.
Full Transcript
Click timestamps to jump to that momentthis one's a couple days old but someone
requested it and it's kind of fun so
here we go David Bodhi going deep in the
top of the first inning gets a 3-1 pitch
in tattoos it like 20 rows back top of
the fifth inning 2 2 pitch laser out
there he's now got 2 home runs 5 RBIs on
the day he's locked in Oh 1 2 seamer
rides in and hits him he's not happy bat
flips
oh it hits him there John Ryan Murphy in
the knee the chest protector what's he
say here I don't really know it looks
like all day come on and then he
immediately is like my bad my bad I
don't want to start [ __ ] not looking to
do this in genre norms award order sort
of our future ok we'll just like my bad
dude my bad I don't I don't care about
this at all you think I hit you on
purpose what why would I hate you on
purpose it's like ok cool
fine we're all good then nothing happens
it's teammates said no let's make a big
deal out of this
let's empty the dugouts let's all chat
let's have the bullpens run and let's
make a big deal we're all gonna be upset
just call so this is his ex-teammate he
was on the Diamondbacks last year you
got Habib eyes being friends you got
Heyward yelling over here my favorite
part is you have the dude who got hit
Bodhi come in here
Peralta's like hold up hold up stay back
there's like not high five I'm sorry man
I was you hit me I was heated I'm sorry
the pitcher the hitter they're fine
everyone else is still talking the
manager thinks two people got eject and
he said in his postgame that he thought
people gotta ejected but they were just
worn or like I get two warnings out one
to the pitcher and then one over there
because someone said something said
someone said something
well the batter said something Murphy
got up he started chasing them so I gave
them a warning all those like so no one
got thrown out throw anyone out
just gave him warnings benches cleared
warning shot he's like yeah correct
no one's out with I was like okay so
they're they're fine LaBella said he was
embarrassed at the end of this my
favorite thing is uh Bodie having the
game of his life two home runs bunch
RBIs he's partying man I don't care
let's go