{"id":667658,"date":"2026-04-07T04:33:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:33:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/667658\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T04:33:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T04:33:21","slug":"willson-contrerass-beef-with-brewers-continues-after-latest-hbp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/667658\/","title":{"rendered":"Willson Contreras\u2019s Beef With Brewers Continues After Latest HBP"},"content":{"rendered":"

Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras has a long history with the Brewers, having played for two of Milwaukee\u2019s division rivals\u2014the Cubs and Cardinals\u2014for 11 seasons before making the move to Boston in the offseason<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It took less than one full game for his heated past with the Brewers to infiltrate Fenway Park. Contreras may have thought he left his rivalry with the Brew Crew behind when he left the NL Central and joined the AL East, but that did not turn out to be the case. <\/p>\n

Entering play on Monday night, Contreras had been hit by pitches 23 times in his career against the Brewers. That tally increased to 24 by the end of Monday\u2019s game, and Contreras wasn\u2019t happy about it.<\/p>\n

Of the 24 instances in which Contreras has been beaned by a Brewers pitcher, six of them, including Monday night\u2019s, were against Brandon Woodruff. During the fourth inning, Woodruff clipped Contreras with a fastball that ran just a bit too far inside. That certainly did not sit well with Contreras, who barked at Woodruff while angrily strutting to first base, escorted by his brother William.<\/p>\n

Willson Contreras didn’t like being hit by Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff<\/p>\n

He then took a hard slide into second base the next at-bat pic.twitter.com\/VwX1uxQ33i<\/a><\/p>\n

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On the ensuing play\u2014a ground ball to second base\u2014Contreras slid hard into the bag to break up the double play. The slide had a bit of added aggression to it, but ultimately didn\u2019t lead to much; still, it was clear that tensions were high. And after the game, the veteran slugger said his piece.<\/p>\n

\u201c[The Brewers] always say, \u2018I\u2019m not trying to hit you.\u2019 That gets old. So, next time they hit me again, I\u2019m going to take one of them out. That\u2019s a message,\u201d Contreras warned, via Tim Healey of The Boston Globe<\/a>.<\/p>\n

In his career, Contreras has been hit by 131 pitches. 24 of those have come against Milwaukee, with no other organization responsible for more than 14. Among active MLB players, only Starling Marte (166) has been hit by more pitches. Contreras’s tendency to crowd the plate in the batter\u2019s box certainly plays a role in the frequency with which he is hit by pitches, but it\u2019s still eye-opening that he\u2019s been hit 24 times in 121 career games against the Brewers.<\/p>\n

Brewers players weren\u2019t exactly buying Contreras\u2019s threatening message, however. After the game, Christian Yelich was asked about the incident and Contreras\u2019s response, to which Yelich said<\/a>, \u201cWe\u2019ve seen that skit for the last 10 years. It\u2019s nothing new.\u201d<\/p>\n

Woodruff also weighed in on the situation, saying<\/a>, \u201cWe\u2019ve been through this. … It seems like every year. He\u2019s trying to play a game and he\u2019s trying to get his side fired up. Once I knew what was going on, I wasn\u2019t going to let it affect me on the mound.\u201d <\/p>\n

The Red Sox and Brewers will be back at it again on Tuesday night, and all eyes will be on Contreras when he steps into the batter\u2019s box. If he wears another pitch on Tuesday, things could get ugly at Fenway Park. <\/p>\n

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