Ramon Laureano says Houston Astros hitting coach Alex Cintron made a vile comment about his mother, prompting Laureano to charge the Astros\' bench Sunday, leading to a melee between the clubs.
After being hit by a pitch for the third time in the series and second time in the game, Laureano pantomimed toward pitcher Humberto Castellanos, prompting a response from the Astros\' bench. Laureano said that Cintron uttered an expletive at him, which Laureano returned. Then, Laureano claims, Cintron \"said in Spanish something you don\'t say about my mother.\"
Following the exchange of words Cintron stepped out of the first-base dugout and motioned for Laureano to come at him. Laureano ran toward Cintron, who stayed behind Astros players as Laureano was tackled and the benches for both teams emptied.
Through an Astros employee, Cintron denied talking about Laureano\'s mother. He declined to detail what he did say.
Via Jeff Passan/ESPN