The Hardest Punches In Baseball Brawl History, Ranked – UPROXX
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The phrase “bench clearing brawl” is a bit of a misnomer in that most baseball skirmishes consist of little more than a few shoves and a collection of players standing around staring at each other. But occasionally the sports gods confuse baseball with hockey and we all get to see a few hard punches. The one doled out by Texas Rangers infielder Rougned Odor to Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Jose Bautista on Sunday afternoon is a fine example, but it’s far from baseball’s most punishing blow. Here now is a ranking of the hardest hits in basebrawl history.
Note: we’re looking at the best punches, which means Juan Marichal’s frightening bat assault on Johnny Roseboro, Izzy Alcantara’s kick, and other prodigious blows, didn’t make the cut.
8. Martin Maldonado vs. Travis Snider
It’s hard to get a good look at this shot (here’s a lower quality slowed down version), but at some point during this lengthy brawl, Pittsburgh Pirates outfielder Travis Snider gets a black eye from Maldonado, the Brewers backup catcher. Maldonado wound up getting a five-game suspension for his role in the brawl, the most out of those involved. This despite his place on the bench when teammate Carlos Gomez kicked things off by seemingly showing up pitcher Gerrit Cole.
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