The celebration of Puerto Rico’s 9-5 win over Mexico in the World Baseball Classic was marred by a fight in the crowd. The incident caused a delay in the game, as it was close to the family section and the Puerto Rican players were concerned for their loved ones.
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Eariler today, Yadier Molina posted the following to his Instagram account…
“MLB…it’s a shame that you are more interested in making money and not in the security of our family. it’s a shame that the players have to be worried about the safety of our family when you’re supposed to have security for them,, Horrible organization for this event, no security for the players family,, it’s a shame MLB”.
According to Ken Rosenthal, Major League Baseball is said to be investigating the issue.
St. Louis Cardinals General Manager John Mozeliak, who enjoyed his experience while attending the game between USA and the Dominican Republic last night, had not yet seen Molina’s comments but understood why that would cause concern.
Team Puerto Rico can advance to the second round of the WBC with a win today against Italy.
photo credit: Mark J. Rebilas-USA TODAY Sports
Yadier Molina trata de salir de nuevo al terreno, preocupado por la seguridad de su familia en las gradas #WBCxESPN pic.twitter.com/6VHFS7f4Fe
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) March 12, 2017
Beginning of off the field issues for Team Puerto Rico: Berríos was the first one to go out in front of LF stands (family section) #WBCxESPN pic.twitter.com/BCHWrO8oQx
— Marly Rivera (@MarlyRiveraESPN) March 12, 2017
