{"id":719082,"date":"2026-06-06T19:24:17","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:24:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/719082\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T19:24:17","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T19:24:17","slug":"new-villain-tigers-hit-josh-naylor-with-fastball-after-dirty-plays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/719082\/","title":{"rendered":"New villain: Tigers hit Josh Naylor with fastball after dirty plays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.freep.com\/sports\/tigers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Detroit Tigers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Detroit Tigers&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Detroit Tigers<\/a> have beef with <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/baseball\/mlb\/teams\/seattle-mariners\/236\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Seattle Mariners;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Seattle Mariners&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Seattle Mariners<\/a> first baseman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/n\/naylojo01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Josh Naylor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Josh Naylor&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Josh Naylor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>So much so that the Tigers retaliated.<\/p>\n<p>Right-hander <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baseball-reference.com\/players\/m\/monteke01.shtml\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Keider Montero;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Keider Montero&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Keider Montero<\/a> threw at Naylor in the fifth inning Saturday, June 6, in the second of three games at Comerica Park, hitting him in the right shoulder with a first-pitch 96 mph fastball.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>It appeared intentional.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">THE FIRST INSTANCE: <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/articles\/why-did-josh-naylor-run-171704745.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Why did Josh Naylor run into Kevin McGonigle when he didn&#039;t need to?;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Why did Josh Naylor run into Kevin McGonigle when he didn&#039;t need to?&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Why did Josh Naylor run into Kevin McGonigle when he didn&#8217;t need to?<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Detroit Tigers have beef with Seattle Mariners first baseman Josh Naylor. 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