ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. Warnings were issued to both the Rays and Yankees in the bottom of the first inning on Sunday after Jordan Montgomery drilled Austin Meadows in the right shoulder with a 92 MPH sinker with two outs in the series final at Tropicana Field.
It came a day after Justin Wilson hit Joey Wendle in the helmet with a fastball – and after several seasons of tensions between the two AL East rivals that escalated on September 1, when Aroldis Chapman hit a 100 MPH fastball near it. Mike Brosseau’s head threw. .
At the time, Tampa Bay manager Kevin Cash criticized the Yankees’ actions.
“It’s bad judgment, bad coaching, bad education,” Cash said. ‘I have a goddamn stable with pitchers throwing 98 miles an hour. Period of time.”