Top Cleveland Guardians prospect George Valera, who is the No. 2 player in the team’s system, sparked a benches-clearing incident on Thursday night during a game between the Columbus Clippers and Nashville Sound.
The 22-year-old Valera stepped to the plate in the third inning when he began exchanging words with Sounds catcher Alex Jackson. After the two came face to face, the ump behind home plate stepped between the two which led Valera to lose his cool and shove the ump before benches cleared.
Here is video of the broadcast:
Here is the entire George Valera incident from tonight in the Clippers game vs the Sounds. Valera likely looking at a suspension. pic.twitter.com/xRWseGUFMM
— Guardians Prospective (@CleGuardPro) July 7, 2023
Another angle of the incident shows the shoving match that followed.
WE GOT BEEF!!!!! At the Nashville Sounds game after the batter PUNCHED THE UMP!!!!! #NashvilleSounds #WeGotBeef pic.twitter.com/ogRBnYD8Rv
— DannyBTalks (Daniel Baldwin) (@DannyBTalks) July 7, 2023
Valera and Jackson were ejected from the game, and Valera will likely face a suspension or further punishment for making contact with the ump.
