MacKenzie Gore, Keibert Ruiz and manager Dave Martinez address two-game fireworks at Petco Park
Padres outfielder Jurickson Profar yells at Nationals catcher Keibert Ruiz during a dust-up between the teams on June 25 at Petco Park.
“I’m done,” Nationals manager Dave Martinez said, smiling. “Baseball is baseball. I don’t hold no grudges for anything. Guys do what they do because they want to compete.”One night, the Nationals felt Padres All-Star Jurickson Profar celebrated too much in the direction of their dugout on a. In the first inning of the next game, catcher Keibert Ruiz lifted his mask to share that sentiment with Profar at home plate.“Just the adrenaline of the game,” Ruiz said.
Though Gore had been warned against hitting Profar, that’s exactly what happened the first time he stepped back on the mound.
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