Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said earlier this week that throwing at the Houston Astros to retaliate for their sign-stealing scandal will not be tolerated, but he also said harsher penalties for intentional hit-by-pitch instances became a priority even before players suggested that the Astros should be targeted.
Jon Heyman: Reds-Pirates brawl - not Astros' scandal - leads to hit-by-pitch enforcement
