Overview
- Following an eighth-inning strikeout Thursday in Milwaukee, Brewers reliever Trevor Megill and Blue Jays star Vladimir Guerrero Jr. exchanged heated words as Megill walked off the mound.
- After the game, Megill said Toronto objected to him rubbing the baseball on his pant leg and he denied having any substance on his uniform, adding that expletives came from the Blue Jays’ bench.
- The confrontation stayed verbal and play resumed without ejections, and Milwaukee finished a 2-1 win to take two of three in the series.
- Coverage noted MLB rules bar pitchers from altering the ball by rubbing it on clothing, and reports said the league could review Toronto’s complaint, though no action has been announced.
- Megill’s clean inning offered a brief turnaround in a rough start to his season, while reports described a Blue Jays team pressing for offense and dealing with injuries to key players.