{"id":20579,"date":"2026-07-23T17:07:49","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:07:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20579"},"modified":"2026-07-23T17:07:49","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T17:07:49","slug":"mammoth-red-sox-prospect-hits-home-run-to-the-moon-then-promptly-slaps-the-catcher-and-ignites-a-brawl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/playball.com.ng\/?p=20579","title":{"rendered":"Mammoth Red Sox prospect hits home run to the moon, then promptly slaps the catcher and ignites a brawl"},"content":{"rendered":"


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The Boston Red Sox saw their 15-game winning streak come to an end Wednesday night, but the fire is still BURNING throughout the organization.<\/p>\n

And while it may have died down at Fenway with a 5-1 loss to Baltimore, it was still raging in High-A Greenville, where No. 3 prospect Justin Gonzales belted a home run to Virginia, and then promptly ignited a brawl after touching them all.<\/p>\n

Are the Sox BACK, or what?!<\/p>\n

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Let’s head down to South Carolina, where Gonzales \u2014 who stands at 6-foot-5 and 260 pounds \u2014 slapped Hub City Spartanburgers catcher Cal Stark in the face after he said something to Gonzales after a … slow … trot around the bases.<\/p>\n

Take a look:<\/p>\n

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Justin Gonzales is someone I probably wouldn’t mess with<\/h2>\n

Amazing. There is SO much going on there, I don’t even know where to begin.<\/p>\n

For starters … what a call by those minor league announcers! I was ready to run through a brick wall. Electric.<\/p>\n

Secondly … how great are minor league team names? The Hub City Spartanburgers? What is that? Nobody knows, but I want a shirt. I need a shirt.<\/p>\n

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Justin Gonzales #35 of the Boston Red Sox bats during a spring training game against the Tampa Bay Rays at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on March 7, 2026, in Fort Myers, Fla.<\/span> (Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

And how about the degrading slap from Gonzales? Not a punch. A slap. That’s even worse. It’s humiliating. He’s such a large human, it’s almost impossible not to get in his way. That wing-span is second to none.<\/p>\n

Look at how much bigger Gonzales is than everyone else! His teammate, No. 12 (unlisted on the roster), looks like a child trying to hold him back. He stood no chance.<\/p>\n

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Justin Gonzales #35 of the Boston Red Sox looks on during a spring training game against the Tampa Bay Rays at JetBlue Park at Fenway South on March 7, 2026, in Fort Myers, Fla.<\/span> (Getty Images)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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And then the umpire! Look at the umpire. He attempts to stand in the middle of the two, but quickly retreats. He couldn’t abandon ship fast enough. He was outta there.<\/p>\n

That’s what we call a “business decision,” folks. I don’t blame him. Fight or flight, and he wasn’t gonna win that fight.<\/p>\n

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Anyway, it’s good to see the Sox showing some fight<\/i> this summer. The big league club just won 15 in a row and put themselves in a playoff race, and it’s clearly permeating throughout the organization.<\/p>\n

Culture.<\/p>\n

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Zach Dean is a writer for OutKick. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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