PITTSBURGH – Emotions ran high after a pair of Diamondbacks hitters were struck on the head by pitches from Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Arquimedes Caminero on Tuesday night, with Chief Baseball Officer Tony La Russa going into a Pirates broadcast booth to dispute on-air comments during the game.
The finger pointing carried over to Wednesday, with Diamondbacks manager Chip Hale blaming not Caminero but the Pirates coaching staff for allowing Caminero to throw inside when he can’t control it.
The Diamondbacks’ Jean Segura and Nick Ahmed were hit in consecutive innings by Caminero. Segura took a 96 mph fastball off the left side of the helmet.