Paul Molitor hints Jurickson Profar HBP was purposeful

Jurickson Profar was hit by pitches three times yesterday, and the third time, in the seventh inning, prompted Texas Rangers manager Jeff Banister to yell at his Minnesota Twins counterpart Paul Molitor. Indications after the game from the Rangers clubhouse were that the Rangers thought the Twins purposely threw at Profar in his final plate appearance — the first two pitches were inside, but missed Profar, and he was hit by the third pitch.

T.R. Sullivan tweets a quote from Paul Molitor that seems to support that:

Twins manager Paul Molitor on Jurickson Profar getting hit a third time on Saturday: "We wanted to give him a chance to steal another base."

— TR Sullivan (@Sullivan_Ranger) June 24,…