Chris Davis had to be restrained from going after manager Brandon Hyde in the Baltimore Orioles’ dugout during the middle of Wednesday’s game against the New York Yankees.
Both YES Network and MASN cameras captured Davis being restrained by teammate Mark Trumbo and hitting coach Don Long following an altercation with Hyde in the fifth inning. MASN showed that Hyde had said something to Davis, leading to a reaction from the struggling first baseman.
Here's what the MASN cameras caught of the Chris Davis-Brandon Hyde interaction:
Appears Hyde said something Davis didn't appreciate, then Davis had to be held back by hitting coach Don Long and Mark Trumbo. pic.twitter.com/4GTaePor2Y
— Zachary Silver (@zachsilver) August 8, 2019
Going out on a limb here… someone said something about Chris Davis’ EMBARRASSING contract pic.twitter.com/lBJi8MZgiQ
— Kyle (@KyleNYY) August 8, 2019
Davis ended up being replaced by pinch-hitter Jace Peterson in the bottom of the fifth.
The incident is said to have occurred in the middle of the fifth and was aired on TV in the bottom of the inning. It’s unclear whether a defensive play from the top half of the inning or something else led Hyde to say something to Davis.
Davis is batting .182 this season and began the year on an embarrassing streak. His $161 million contract signed in 2016 is widely considered the worst in baseball.
