Cavalli vs Contreras Bench Clearing | Washington Nationals News

Washington Nationals News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Jul 1, 2026 · 1m

Baseball erupted into chaos Tuesday night when Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli yelled “sit down boy” after striking out Red Sox’s Willson Contreras, sparking a benches-clearing brawl. Tensions had simmered earlier when Contreras blocked Cavalli’s path to the dugout — an incident Contreras later refused to address, despite manager claims of an apology. The eruption came when Contreras charged back in, threw his helmet, and hit a Nationals player, prompting pitcher Miles Mikolas — who tried to intervene as a former teammate — to be ejected along with Contreras, another Red Sox player, and their…