SAN DIEGO — The baseball that San Diego Padres third baseman Manny Machado threw toward the Dodgers' dugout Sunday night — triggering another heated back-and-forth between him and Los Angeles pitcher Jack Flaherty — landed in the vicinity of Dodgers manager Dave Roberts.
Roberts, speaking before his team's workout Monday, said he didn't notice it initially but later reviewed an internal video of the throw. «It was unsettling,» Roberts said. «Obviously I have a relationship with Manny from years past.
There was intent behind it. It didn't almost hit me because there was a net. And that was very bothersome. If it was intended at me, I would be very — it's pretty disrespectful.
So, I don't know his intent. I don't want to speak for him. But I did see the video. And the ball was directed at me with something behind it.