Arrests Made After Minor League Benches-Clearing Brawl
Written by Jay on July 25, 2008 – -

Peoria pitcher Julio Castillo took a bench-clearing brawl to another level. A standard baseball brawl actually lead to an arrest and potentially a criminal offense.
The 20-year-old Dominican right-handed minor league pitcher was arrested on a felony charge Thursday night after he heightened the brawl incident by hitting a fan with a baseball in the first inning of the Chiefs and Dayton Dragons’ game.
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Supposedly, right before the benches cleared, Castillo threw a fastball towards the opponents dugout and speculations has it that the ball bounced off and hit a fan in the crowd.
The fan’s name and condition weren’t immediately available but they were taken to a unnamed hospital.
The fight began after three batters were hit in the first inning. Damn, three in the first inning?!
The Umpires ejected 15 players and the team’s managers following the bench-clearing that lasted about 10 minutes but delayed the game for an hour.
Apparently, the teams protested the ejections by phone because the didn’t want pitchers playing the outfield to complete the game. The ejections were reversed and the game resumed. Dayton ended up winning 6-5.
If you want to know, the Dragons are affiliated with Major League ballclub Cincinnati Reds and the Chiefs are in the Chicago Cubs’ organization.
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July 27th, 2008 at
I heard the news last Friday. Looks like having a brawl among any sports in normal. Last July 21, another brawl happened in WNBA.
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