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The Atlanta Falcons discovered a caller linebacker imaginable connected Tuesday nighttime aft seeing Atlanta Braves head Walt Weiss’s tackle during nan team’s brawl.
In nan bottommost of nan 5th inning of nan Braves’ 7-2 triumph complete nan Los Angeles Angels astatine Angel Stadium, Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler charged nan mound aft he took umbrage pinch a transportation adjacent his head.
Weiss charged retired of nan dugout and was intent connected stopping Soler, who was continuing to pursuit his starting pitcher, Reynaldo López. The 62-year-old head turned into a linebacker, dropping his enarthrosis and taking nan 6-foot-3, 235-pound Soler to nan crushed pinch a bully shape tackle.
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Los Angeles Angels correct fielder Jorge Soler said pinch nan coaching unit aft a conflict collapsed retired pinch Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo López during nan 5th inning astatine Angel Stadium successful Anaheim, California, connected April 7, 2026. (William Navarro/Imagn Images)
The Falcons took notice, posting a screenshot of Weiss’ tackle to X, captioning it, "Come put connected nan pads, Skip."
Weiss said his extremity was to return Soler disconnected his feet earlier he wounded someone.
"I emotion Soler. We were teammates here," Weiss said. "But that’s a large man, and truthful I conscionable felt I've gotta get him disconnected his feet because he’s gonna wounded somebody. And truthful that was my instinct, conscionable to get successful location and get Jorge disconnected his feet, yeah, because he was connected a warpath."
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Los Angeles Angels' Jorge Soler is tackled to nan crushed by Atlanta Braves players arsenic a conflict breaks retired during nan 5th inning of a shot crippled successful Anaheim, Calif., connected April 7, 2026. (Ethan Swope/AP)
Weiss was acquainted pinch Soler earlier he drove a enarthrosis into him, arsenic nan 2 were teammates connected nan Braves’ World Series-winning squad successful 2021. Weiss was an adjunct coach connected that squad while Soler was named World Series MVP.
Even if Weiss does not extremity up putting connected nan pads for nan Falcons, nan squad tin usage Weiss’ tackle arsenic bully school tape.
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A conflict breaks retired during nan 5th inning of a shot crippled betwixt nan Los Angeles Angels and nan Atlanta Braves successful Anaheim, Calif., connected April 7, 2026. (Ethan Swope/AP)
The Braves (7-5) and Angels (6-6) will look to debar immoderate much chaos erstwhile they play nan last crippled of their three-game bid connected Thursday astatine 4:07 p.m. ET.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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