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The game, which ended in a 6-5 Dayton win, had escalated to violence prior to Castillo's criminal actions. After Chiefs shortstop Nate Samson was hit by a pitch in the game's second plate appearance, Castillo responded by plunking Dayton shortstop Zach Cozart in the bottom half of the inning. Cozart was forced to leave the game. On the next play, a ground ball caused Castillo to collide with teammate...
A day after their Pier Six and a Half Brawl, Dayton and Peoria concluded their season series with a peaceful 3-2 win by the home town Dragons at Fifth Third Field.
One day after a bench-clearing brawl left a minor-league pitcher in jail accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan in the forehead, the two teams involved squared off again - but this time it was strictly about balls and strikes, not rights and lefts.
Chiefs will be at Wrigley on Tuesday A minor league pitcher accused of throwing a ball that hit a fan during a bench-clearing brawl was charged with felonious assault.
President Bush visited Peoria, Illinois, today for a fund-raising luncheon for the local Republican congressional candidate. From the coverage in the local paper (the Peoria Journal-Star): Kent and Kristin Boyer of Peoria Heights decided to purchase the $500 tickets to...
COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. Imagine what Ryne Sandberg felt like watching his Class A Peoria team take part in that ugly, ugly brawl on the news Thursday night. Of all days for Sandberg, the manager of that team, had to leave for...
PEORIA -- No protests allowed! Even protest t-shirts were banned in the small crowds that gathered today, July 25, 2008, at the parking lot of the Shoppes at Grand Prairie to see President Bush's motorcade speed by en route to...
We told you earlier about the big brawl down in Peoria last night. And now there's video. It look like it's been filmed by the kids from Cloverfield, so watch at your own risk if you get motion sickness. In a related note, President Bush is visiting Peoria today , and being a former baseball owner, we're wondering if he'll weigh in on the mess.
I love that the pitcher decides to wind up and try to hit another player with the ball, only to miss and hit a fan. I hope the fan's OK, but wouldn't it be great if he was in the stands, yelling, "FIGHT! FIGHT! *clonk* OMG! MY EYE!!!"
VIDEO! Watch Julio Castillo in the minor league brawl between the Peoria Chiefs and Dayton Dragons. The brawl broke out between the Chiefs and Dragons after a pitch by Julio Castillo. Castillo during the minor league game allegedly hits a fan with a pitch, and then the Dragons and Chiefs go at it, not just for a [...]
The Peoria Chiefs — the Cubs' Class A Midwest League affiliate — took part in a major league bench clearing brawl Thursday night with the Dayton Dragons. Fifteen players and both managers were ejected from the game as a result of the melee and one fan was taken to the hospital after being hit by a ball thrown by pitcher Julio Castillo. He'd been aiming for the Dayton dugout. Guess we know...
Fifteen players and both managers were ejected, a fan was sent to the hospital, and one player was arrested after a 10-minute bench-clearing brawl in the first inning between the Peoria Chiefs and Dayton Dragons on Thursday night in the Class A Midwest League. Peoria Chief pitcher Julio Castillo was arrested and charged with felonious assault for allegedly throwing a ball that hit the fan during
