In an awful scene on the baseball field in Venezuela, a couple of former Minnesota Twins will likely face suspension.
After Marlins pitcher Luis Madero, pitching for Lara, hit a batter with a pitch, benches cleared.
As the teams were coming together, Willians Astudillo ran in from the third base line and sucker-punched Madero, clocking him in the head with a punch. Tomas Telis, the batter who was hit by the pitch and one of the Twins best Triple-A players since 2019, came in and kicke
It may have nothing to do with learning that he had been Designated for Assignment by the Twins, but Willians Astudillo is making headlines in the Venezuelan Winter League for throwing a sucker punch in an in-game benches-clearing brawl on Friday. Teammate Tomas Telis, who played for the Saints in 2021, was also involved.
Nick Wosika, USA TODAY Sports