Contreras has spent the overwhelming majority of his career in the National League Central starting with the Chicago Cubs<\/a>, then joining the St. Louis Cardinals<\/a>. That’s meant plenty of opportunities to face the Brewers. And despite several changes in organizational leadership and roster construction for Milwaukee, and now a new league and division for Contreras, it seems like old wounds don’t always heal.<\/p>\n On Monday night against the Boston Red Sox<\/a>, the Brewers started pitcher Brandon Woodruff<\/a>, who’s had the most run-ins with Contreras in the past. Their history stretches back years, with Contreras getting hit by a pitch several times due in part to Woodruff’s proclivity for pitching inside, and Contreras’ stance and swing, which take him closer to the plate.<\/p>\n Well, Monday night they faced off again, Contreras got hit again, and he did not like it, to put it mildly. Contreras got grazed by a fastball up and marginally in, immediately got upset with Woodruff, went in hard at second to break up a double play later in the game, then continued yelling at the Brewers players and staff throughout the game.<\/p>\n After the game? He was even more direct.<\/p>\n BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS – APRIL 6: Willson Contreras #40 of the Boston Red Sox reacts after being hit by a pitch during the third inning of a game against the Milwaukee Brewers at Fenway Park on April 6, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Malhotra\/Boston Red Sox\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Willson Contreras Threatens Brewers If They Hit Him Again<\/p>\n After the game, which the Red Sox wound up losing 8-6, Contreras was blunt about his intentions should the Brewers hit him with a pitch again.<\/p>\n “They always say, ‘I’m not trying to hit you.’ That gets old,” he told reporters after the game. “So next time they hit me again, I’m going to take one of them out. That’s the message.”<\/p>\n Not exactly what you expect to hear in baseball, and what makes it even more bizarre is that Contreras’ brother, William Contreras, is a catcher\u2026for the Brewers. Does he think that his brother is signing off on his team’s plans to repeatedly hit his brother on purpose? Has he not talked to his brother about this?\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"Willson](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gettyimages-2269586736.jpg\")
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