Manny Machado blasts Boston Red Sox in expletive-filled rant after Chris Sale throws behind him

By Matthew Paras - The Washington Times - Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado has had enough.

Machado went on a expletive-filled rant to reporters Tuesday after Boston Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale threw behind him.

This was the second time recently a Red Sox pitcher had thrown directly towards Machado instead of the plate. On April 23, Boston pitcher Matt Barnes was ejected for throwing a pitch towards Machado’s head.

Machado was furious after the latest incident.

here’s the full f-bomb filled rant from manny machado pic.twitter.com/Ud78hcVVTB

— Joon Lee (@iamjoonlee) May 3, 2017

Chris Sale, “inside” 98mph Fastball to Machado. pic.twitter.com/zcDEWdlcuj
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) May 2, 2017

The Red Sox have targeted Machado because he slid into second base and hurt Dustin Pedroia on April 21. Machado maintained it was an accident and a routine baseball play.

In another interview with MASN, Machado said he lost all respect for the Red Sox.