Peoria Chiefs vs Dayton Dragons Fight (Fan Video)

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DAYTON, Ohio -- Fifteen players and both managers were ejected -- and a fan was sent to the hospital -- following a 10-minute, benches-clearing brawl in a Class-A minor league game between affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs on Thursday night.

The ejections were reversed by the league president George Spelius and the game was completed with Dayton winning 6-5.

The fan was taken to the hospital after being hit by a ball thrown by Peoria (Cubs) pitcher Julio Castillo, who was throwing at the Dayton (Reds) dugout but missed during the first-inning melee between Midwest League teams.

Castillo was arrested and faces one count of felonious assault. He is in the Montgomery County Jail and has a court appearance Friday.

After a Peoria player was hit in the top of the first, Castillo hit two batters in the bottom half -- one in the head. The second hit batsmen by Castillo, Angel Cabrerra, made an aggressive slide into second to break up a double play. Castillo followed that by throwing his next pitch up-and-in to the next Dayton batter, prompting Dayton manager Donnie Scott to complain to the home plate umpire. Interim Peoria manager Carmelo Martinez -- filling in for Ryne Sanberg -- came onto the field to join the discussion.

The two managers began arguing, and when Martinez pushed Scott, the benches emptied.

Dayton shortstop Zack Cozart had to leave the game after being hit in the head with a pitch and Peoria second baseman Gian Guzman went out with a broken left leg, the Dayton Daily News reported.

During an hour-long delay, the teams protested the ejections by phone to league president George Spelius, saying they didn't want pitchers playing in the outfield to complete the game.

Spelius will take appropriate action once video footage of the game has been reviewed, Dayton general manager Gary Mayse said in a statement.

A telephone message left by The Associated Press left for Reds general manager Walt Jocketty, who attended the game, was not immediately returned.

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• baseball
• Cincinnati
• Reds
• Chicago
• Cubs
• Peoria
• Chiefs
• Dayton
• Dragons
• Julio
• Castillo
• Carmelo
• Martinez
• Ryne
• Sanberg
• Fight

[MGOMEMPHIS]

those to guys in the background need to shut the fuck up. Drunk ass bastards

[sf16montana]

rael nice! You have little kids at these games looking up to these players and this shit happens? And the crowd cheers? Is this WWE or a fricking baseball game? No wonder why this world is fucked up!

[tyronejonez01]

The "Peoria chiefs" was named after an indian who's main claim to fame was when he got drunk and disorderly (which was often) it would take at least 7 cops and a crowbar to get him behind bars. Many people in the 1940's looked up to this free spirit as a folk hero. Long live the Chief!

[TheGeneseeRiver]

the pitcher started it

[sf16montana]

@CroCoperson1 Nor do i want to after seeing this. Real nice, thats one game i would have loved to show my kids on how NOT to act. No wonder this once great country is $%^&*( up!!!

[CroCoperson1]

@sf16montana youve obviously never been to peoria or the central illinois area

[SonDimz]

what a bunch of nobodies on and off the field

[slimdave2011]

my grandma could film better than that...

[KatieBakeins]

@sf16montana The Dayton Dragons are my hometown team. Don't say anything about them. The Cheifs started it.

[tpirrules19a]

Worst camerawork ever...you can't even see the incident that sets off the brawl.

[northernflicker]

Is there anything more pathetic than a minor league baseball fight? Yes...Minor league baseball fans cheering for a minor league baseball fight.

[stevedrums]

Can this camerawork be any worse?