Dayton And Peoria Bench-Clearing Brawl (1 Viewer)

[wadegarrett]

Some dude is facing felony charges for throwing a ball that ended up drilling a fan.

Fan goes to hospital, 17 ejected after minor league brawl

DAYTON, Ohio -- Fifteen players and both managers were ejected -- and a fan was sent to the hospital -- following a 10-minute, benches-clearing brawl in a Class-A minor league game between affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.

The ejections were reversed by the league president George Spelius and the game was completed with Dayton winning 6-5.

The fan was taken to the hospital after being hit by a ball thrown by Peoria (Cubs) pitcher Julio Castillo, who was throwing at the Dayton (Reds) dugout but missed during the first-inning melee between Midwest League teams.

Castillo was arrested and faces one count of felonious assault. He is in the Montgomery County Jail and has a court appearance Friday.

After a Peoria player was hit in the top of the first, Castillo hit two batters in the bottom half -- one in the head. The second hit batsmen by Castillo, Angel Cabrerra, made an aggressive slide into second to break up a double play. Castillo followed that by throwing his next pitch up-and-in to the next Dayton batter, prompting Dayton manager Donnie Scott to complain to the home plate umpire. Interim Peoria manager Carmelo Martinez -- filling in for Ryne Sanberg -- came onto the field to join the discussion.

The two managers began arguing, and when Martinez pushed Scott, the benches emptied.

Dayton shortstop Zack Cozart had to leave the game after being hit in the head with a pitch and Peoria second baseman Gian Guzman went out with a broken left leg, the Dayton Daily News reported.

During an hour-long delay, the teams protested the ejections by phone to league president George Spelius, saying they didn't want pitchers playing in the outfield to complete the game.

Spelius will take appropriate action once video footage of the game has been reviewed, Dayton general manager Gary Mayse said in a statement.

A telephone message left by The Associated Press left for Reds general manager Walt Jocketty, who attended the game, was not immediately returned.

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[wadegarrett]

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[Koya]

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Any idea where in the 5 min. of the video it occurs?

 

[wadegarrett]

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Hard to see, but 23 seconds in the pitcher is at the top left and you can hear the crowd let out a collective "awwwwww".

 

[Doug B]

Must be a cellphone camera ... the ESPN (or other network) feed will make YouTube at some point. I have heard that, due to it being a minot-league game, there weren't many television cameras present, and a lot was missed.

 

[BigJohn]

Link to better video.

 

[Koya]

BTW, those douchebags in the FFA are usurping our forum. Must shtick up their thread.

 

[Doug B]

Link to better video.

Good link. I don't think any of the TV cameras at the scene caught where in the stands that Castillo's pitch ended up in real time. But you can clearly see Castillo mosey on up from stage right, in front of where the managers were arguing, and fire off the dugout-intended pitch.

 

[Tecumseh]

Looks like it's time to cut that pitcher. He couldn't even hit the dugout.

 

[Wild Young Billy]

BTW, those douchebags in the FFA are usurping our forum. Must shtick up their thread.

 

[Koya]

BTW, those douchebags in the FFA are usurping our forum. Must shtick up their thread.

Nice sense of humor, kid.

 

[BigJohn]

BTW, the kid that broke his leg had nothing to do with the brawl. He colided with Castillo on a chopper right behind the mound a few plays earlier.

 

[Koya]

On a serious note, still no word on the condition of the hit fan?

 

[BigJohn]

2nd video. 2nd video shows the kid breaking his leg, and the Dragon's player getting hit in the head.

Girl at my work was just a couple seats away from the guy that got hit. Hit him square in the head, and he was almost unconcious. She said his wife just held his head and neck and cried until help got there.

 

[BigJohn]

On a serious note, still no word on the condition of the hit fan?

Not yet.

 

[phthalatemagic]

BTW, those douchebags in the FFA are usurping our forum. Must shtick up their thread.

Let's hope that kid is OK

 

[Green94]

Disgusting.