Don’t tell Asdrubal Cabrera it’s just Winter League baseball.
The former Met, who now plays for Caribes de Anzoategui in the Venezuelan Winter League, took exception to Carlos Castro’s over-the-top home run celebration, which set off a brawl in a game Saturday night.
The 28-year-old Castro, who plays for of Tiburones de La Guaira, slow-trotted toward first base as he watched the homer he hit off left-hander Jose Torres sail over the fence. Castro then flipped his bat before staring into Caribes’ dugout. Torres, clearly upset with the antics, starting jawing at Castro as he headed to first, but it got much worse after that.
An angry Cabrera ran over to Torres as he rounded first base and clotheslined Castros in the face with his left arm, knocking him to the ground and setting off the wild brawl.
An angry Cabrera ran over to Torres as he rounded first base and clotheslined Castros in the face with his left arm, knocking him to the ground and setting off the wild brawl.
