{"id":670531,"date":"2026-04-08T16:09:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:09:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/670531\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T16:09:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T16:09:21","slug":"brawl-breaks-out-during-atlanta-braves-at-los-angeles-angels-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/670531\/","title":{"rendered":"Brawl Breaks Out During Atlanta Braves at Los Angeles Angels Game"},"content":{"rendered":"

Angels vs. Braves
\n Jorge Soler Raises Slugging Percentage …
\n Brawls With Reynaldo Lopez<\/p>\n

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\n April 8, 2026
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Anaheim ain’t just theme parks and cute cartoon mice … the rough-and-tumble side came out at Angel Stadium when the L.A. Angels and Atlanta Braves slugged it out … and, we don’t just mean at the plate.<\/p>\n

The fireworks kicked off in the bottom of the 5th inning of Tuesday night’s game … when Braves pitcher Reynaldo Lopez fired off a wild pitch that came close to Angels designated hitter Jorge Soler’s head.<\/p>\n

FULL BRAWL BETWEEN THE BRAVES AND THE ANGELS: pic.twitter.com\/uUCVRXdOA2<\/a>
\n @FlyingZebra30<\/a><\/p>\n

Check it out … it doesn’t seem intentional — but, Soler started staring down Lopez — and the Braves pitcher stared right back until Soler jogged out to the mound for an unfriendly chat.<\/p>\n

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Teammates from both sides rushed the field … and, Braves manager Walt Weiss — who will turn 63 later this year — actually helped tackle the charging Soler.<\/p>\n

Another angle captured Lopez using the baseball as a weapon … punching the side of Soler’s batting helmet with it to land a pretty crunching blow.<\/p>\n

New angle of the Braves-Angels brawl shows Lopez winding up and using the baseball as brass knuckles\ud83d\ude2d pic.twitter.com\/UTMujQXGSD<\/a>
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To be fair … Lopez drilled Soler in the 3rd, after the slugger took him yard in the 1st … so, it certainly seems like tension had been brewing since first pitch.<\/p>\n

Soler later said, through a translator, “I asked [Lopez] if everything was OK and the answer he gave me, I didn\u2019t like it. That\u2019s why I went out there.\u201d Lopez, also through a translator, called the situation a “shame” and insisted he didn’t mean to hit Soler at any point.<\/p>\n

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Lopez and Soler were both ejected from the game … but the Braves went on to win 7-2 … so, we’d say Lopez got the last laugh.<\/p>\n

Angels are usually on their best behavior … the ballplayers at Angel Stadium … not so much!<\/p>\n