Tigers manager criticizes his own pitcher after he hit Red Sox batter, sparking benches to clear

Detroit Tigers pitcher Framber Valdez drew nan ire of his ain head connected Tuesday nighttime aft he deed Boston Red Sox batter Trevor Story pinch a transportation successful nan 4th inning, causing nan benches to empty.

Valdez struck Story aft allowing location runs to Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu. Valdez’s transportation to Story’s assemblage came successful astatine 94 mph. Story stared down Valdez arsenic Tigers catcher Dillon Dingler and location sheet umpire Adam Beck sewage successful betwixt nan two.

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Detroit Tigers head A.J. Hinch talks pinch Boston Red Sox catcher Willson Contreras aft Trevor Story was deed by a transportation during nan 4th inning successful Detroit connected May 5, 2026. (Jose Juarez/AP)

Players and unit from some teams came retired of nan dugout, but nary punches were thrown.

Tigers head A.J. Hinch wasn’t excessively pleased pinch Valdez aft nan game.

"We play a really bully marque of shot here. That didn't consciousness for illustration it," Hinch said, via ESPN. "It's not judging intent; I person nary idea. But I cognize erstwhile you spell retired connected nan section and you extremity up benignant of successful those confrontations, you usually consciousness for illustration you're successful your right. And it didn't consciousness bully being retired there."

"So I understand their frustrations. I understand nan moment, and it was a debased infinitesimal of a frustrating night," Hinch continued.

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Detroit Tigers starting pitcher Framber Valdez throws during nan first inning against nan Boston Red Sox successful Detroit connected May 5, 2026. (Jose Juarez/AP)

Valdez, who was ejected, said done an expert that his actions weren’t intentional.

"It was not intentional," he said. "It mightiness look for illustration it, but it wasn't. I was trying to propulsion strikes aft nan 2 consecutive location runs. I was trying to spell backmost successful nan area and that transportation came retired of my hand."

Story disputed Valdez’s claim.

"It’s beautiful undisputable," he said. "I was successful location fresh to deed and it showed up measurement down maine and disconnected nan numbers. We each cognize what’s what."

Boston Red Sox's Willson Contreras is congratulated by interim 3rd guidelines coach Chad Epperson aft hitting a homerun during nan 4th inning against nan Detroit Tigers successful Detroit connected May 5, 2026. (Jose Juarez/AP)

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Boston won nan game, 10-3.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.