Padres' Luke Voit collides with Reds' Tyler Stephenson at plate, tensions boil

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San Diego Padres base runner Luke Voit came under fire after a collision with Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson in a play at the plate in the first inning of the Padres' 6-2 win Tuesday.

Voit slammed into Stephenson’s head as he tried to score from first base on a Jurickson Profar double. Somehow, Stephenson held onto the ball for the out but left the game with a concussion.

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Luke Voit of the San Diego Padres (foreground) collides with Tyler Stephenson of the Cincinnati Reds at home plate during the second inning of a game at Petco Park April 19, 2022, in San Diego. Voit was out on the play. (Denis Poroy/Getty Images)

San Diego manager Bob Melvin defended the play.

"The ball takes him right into Luke," he said. "There's nowhere to go, and I think Luke was just trying to protect himself putting his hands up. I think they got it right."

But Reds players were not happy.

Cincinnati Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson, left, tags out the San Diego Padres' Luke Voit, who was trying to score from first off a double by Jurickson Profar during the first inning of a game Tuesday, April 19, 2022, in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)

"Not too often you see a runner slide and grab someone’s head and slam it to the ground like that," Reds shortstop Kyler Farmer told reporters after the game, via ESPN. "You’re usually trying to reach for the bag. Maybe that’s what he was trying to do. After looking at the replay, it looked like a wrestling move to Tyler’s head and snapped it down."

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Reds outfielder Tommy Pham called the play "dirty."

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