""It was not intentional," Valdez said through an interpreter. "It might look like it, but it wasn't. I was trying to throw strikes after the two consecutive home runs. I was trying to go back in the zone and that pitch came out of my hand.""
""I was in there ready to hit and it showed up way behind me and off the numbers," Story said. "We all know what's what.""
""I thought it was weak, and I thought everybody saw it," Tracy said. "Their side, our side, I think everybody saw it.""
Framber Valdez, a pitcher for the Detroit Tigers, hit Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story with a 94-mph fastball during a game. Valdez, who had already given up 10 runs, insisted the pitch was unintentional. However, Story and interim Red Sox manager Chad Tracy disagreed, believing the pitch was deliberate. Following the incident, Valdez was ejected from the game and may face a suspension from MLB. The situation escalated briefly, but order was restored without any physical altercations.
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