As you likely have heard by now, before yesterday’s game between the San Francisco Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, Reds outfielder Tommy Pham slapped Giants outfielder Joc Pederson while the two were out on the field during pre-game warmups. Pham was a late scratch from the lineup, although reports indicated that the Reds resisted the Giants’ initial demand that he not play, only relenting at the eleventh hour.
After the game, Pederson explained that Pham was mad at Pederson over a dispute in a fantasy football league the two are in — specifically, whether a roster move Pederson made was legal or not.