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'It'll come back to them': Guardians unhappy after Blue Jays hit, injure Jose Ramirez
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CLEVELAND — The concept of an eye-for-eye is one of the longest-running unwritten rules within the game of baseball .
It comes down to a simple idea: you hit our guy too many times, we're gonna hit your guy. Some believe it helps the game to police itself in a way. Others believe it's an out-dated concept that can lead to injuries. But just about everyone agrees that if it happens, there's a right way and a wrong way to do it.
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The Guardians felt the Blue Jays failed to check that last box in Toronto's June 26 win at Progressive Field .
In the third inning of that game, starter Tanner Bibee hit Vladimir Guerrero Jr. on the arm with a pitch. Guerrero stayed in the game to run but later had to exit the game with a right forearm contusion. It was the second time this series a Guardians pitcher went up-and-in enough and hit Guerrero.
"Yeah, I mean, he's one of the best players in the big leagues," Bibee said. "Trying to throw a sinker in just like [Jakob] Junis was yesterday, just ran in. You make $500 million, you're not able to lean over the plate — is what it is. Wasn't trying to hit him."
In the fourth inning, Blue Jays starter Kevin Gausman hit Jose Ramirez on the right forearm with a 95 mph fastball. Ramirez, like Guerrero, stayed in to run the bases but then had to exit the game with a contusion.
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"Yeah, you have to pitch guys like that inside, and every now and then one's going to get away," said Guardians manager Stephen Vogt . "We're clearly not trying to hit anybody. We don't do that. But he gets hit twice in a series, you know one's coming."
X-Rays on Ramirez's forearm were negative for any fracture. He's considered day-to-day. After the game, he was wearing an arm covering to help with the swelling.
Jose Ramirez , Vladimir Guerrero Jr. leave June 26 game with injuries
Eye for an eye, star for a star. Both benches were warned.
Between innings following Ramirez's exit, Vogt was clearly unhappy with how the Blue Jays handled the situation. He walked about halfway to the visiting dugout at Progressive Field and after saying a few words to the home plate umpire, began yelling to Blue Jays manager John Schneider while being held back.
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"We knew it was coming, which is part of the game. All I said was hit, 'him in the hip,'" Vogt said. "Played this game a long time, been around this game a long time. You're going to hit somebody on purpose, you hit him in the hip, not the arm."
Bibee wasn't happy, either.
"They didn't even really try to hide it," Bibee said. "But it's OK. I mean, it'll come back to them."
This article originally appeared on Akron Beacon Journal: Jose Ramirez injury; Guardians not happy with Blue Jays after incident
