Ruben Amaro Jr. needs payback for Spencer Strider plunking Bryce Harper.
The ex-Phillies basic supervisor known as for “retaliation” after the Braves ace hit Harper within the elbow with a 95 mph fastball on Tuesday evening.
“Right here’s the factor, I imply, Strider, for me, is a man. He’s already had three hit-by-pitch hit batsmen this 12 months,” Amaro mentioned on the Phillies’ postgame present. “This 12 months, he doesn’t have the identical command. Now, is there a objective behind this pitch? Most likely wished to get in. Most likely doesn’t have the command to get in. However somebody can pay for that, I gotta imagine.
“There’s a variety of baseball to play in opposition to the Atlanta Braves, and I’ll inform you that any person on that mound will do the job by retaliating. I’m unsure when. They’ve loads of time to do it. Nevertheless it actually ought to occur, as a result of, for me, even when it wasn’t purposeful to hit him, I believe that retaliation is the correct factor to do.”
Harper left the sport after getting hit, though X-rays after the sport got here again damaging.
He was identified with an elbow contusion.
Strider insisted after the sport that there was no intention behind the pitch.
“I’m not a whole sociopath, so I’ve some empathy,” Strider mentioned. “I do really feel unhealthy for him, to see an individual in ache that I brought on … I’m actually not attempting to hit him … I used to be simply pissed I hit him. I noticed him in ache and that was robust. I’m positively relieved he’s OK.
“He’s among the best gamers of this century. So he must be on the sector. That’s finest for the sport and it’s good for us. It’s good to compete in opposition to him.”
The 2 groups are slated to play a doubleheader on Thursday.
