Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde admitted on Wednesday night that he was “embarrassed” by his dugout altercation with Chris Davis that was caught on camera and became a talking point following the team’s 14-2 loss to the New York Yankees.
Hyde said something to Davis during the middle of the fifth inning that upset the first baseman and led Davis to react by going after his manager. Davis needed to be restrained by a teammate and coach.
In response, Hyde pulled Davis from the game and replaced the first baseman with a pinch-hitter in the bottom of the fifth.
After the game, Hyde said he wouldn’t go into specifics regarding what led to Davis’ reaction, but he did acknowledge how poorly it looked.
“It’s private … it’s something that happens sometimes and frustration boils over when we’re not playing our best baseball the last couple games. Unfortunately I’m embarrassed that it was caught on camera and people had to see it. But we’ll move past it and hopefully be closer for it,” Hyde said.
Brandon Hyde meets with the media after the #Orioles' loss to the Yankees. pic.twitter.com/nmcFMyAAkz
— Orioles on MASN (@masnOrioles) August 8, 2019
The Orioles are 38-76 and have the second-worst record in MLB. Davis, batting .182, has been one of the worst players in the league. The season has not gone well for the Orioles (as expected), so it’s not too surprising that this sort of thing unfolded.
