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Houston Astros Starting jug Framber Valdez fought in the team’s 7-1 loss to New York Yankees on Tuesday and seemed to emit his frustrations over his own catcher, Cesar Salazar.
Yankees led 2-0 in the fifth round with the bases loaded and two outs. Yankees Center Fielder Trent Grisham fought and ahead in the count 1-0.
The pitchuret wrapped itself down on Valdez, and Salazar moved with his hands for Valdez to go off the haug and spend a timeout. Valdez ignored Salazar and barely delivered the course in front of the pitchuret that expires.
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Houston Astros Starting jug Framber Valdez leaves Haugen after the top of the fifth round of a baseball match against New York Yankees on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Grisham excited Valdez’s sinking at 96 km / hi left-field seats for a Grand Slam to make it a 6-0 game.
In the next bat, Yankee’s shortstop Anthony Volpe came up, and it was then that Valdez seemed to express his dissatisfaction with Salazar.
Valdez fired a 93 mph sinking right on Salazar’s chest, and Catcher was not prepared for it when he missed the ball and it hit him in the chest protector. Salazar stared back at Valdez, who turned his back on him and went back to the haug after the field.
Salazar took off his mask and went a few steps towards Kandehaugen before throwing the ball back to Valdez.
Former MLB jug and athletics -tv company Dallas Braden twitly twited a video of the incident on X, saying it was “100% intentional” and called it “absolute trash.”
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New York Yankee’s Outfielder Trent Grisham, Right, celebrates with Cody Bellinger (35) after hitting a Grand Slam during the fifth round of a baseball match against Houston Astros Tuesday, September 2, 2025 in Houston, Texas. Paul Goldschmidt, Bellinger and Aaron Judge also scored. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Valdez was asked for the game if it was intentional.
“No,” Valdez said. “It wasn’t intentional.”
The 31-year-old said he and Salazar were crossed.
“What happened to us, we were just crossed,” Valdez said in Spanish through a translator. “I called for the pitch I threw it and we were crossed up. We went down to Dugout and I apologized with him and I said sorry for him and I take full responsibility for it.”
Salazar said after the game that he, not Valdez, press the wrong button and that it was not intentional.
Houston Astros Startker Framber Valdez throws during the first lap of a baseball match against New York Yankees on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 in Houston, Texas. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
“The stadium was high,” Salazar said. “I thought I was pressing the button, but I pressed the wrong button. I expected another pitch, but it wasn’t.”
“Me and framber we actually have a really good relationship.”
Astros (76-63) -Isar Valdez and Salazar-Ser out to turn things around as they play Yanke (77-61) in the second game in their three-game series Wednesday at. 20.10 et.
