ST. PETERSBURG, Florida – Warnings were issued to both the Rays and Yankees at the bottom of the first inning on Sunday after Jordan Montgomery punched Austin Meadows in the right shoulder with a 92 MPH feather with two outings in the final. the series in the Tropicana field.
It came a day after Justin Wilson hit Joey Wendle in the helmet with a quick ball, and after several seasons of tension between the two AL East rivals that escalated last September 1, when Aroldis Chapman threw a fast 100 MPH ball to the head of Mike Brosseau.
Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash then criticized the Yankees’ actions.
“It’s poor judgment, poor training, poor teaching,” Cash said. “I have a whole damn stable of pitchers throwing 98 miles per hour. Period “.