Dodgers manager Dave Roberts tells Padres rival Mike Shildt 'I'm gonna beat your a**' as tensions spill over
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts appeared to warn his Padres counterpart Mike Shildt that he would 'beat his a**' after the benches cleared on Thursday night.
Tensions spilled over in Los Angeles after Fernando Tatis Jr. was hit by a pitch, with players and coaches spilling on to the field in anger.
As Tatis lay on the floor in agony, an irate Shildt stormed out of the bench and began to complain about the incident.
Before long, both benches had emptied and fracas had ensued, with officials attempting to separate the two teams.
No punches were thrown but Roberts could be seen trading words with Shildt, who had to be restrained by fellow San Diego staff members.
An official attempted to calm Roberts down and lead him back towards the Dodgers bench. But, in another clip that soon flooded social media, the manager could be seen pointing and shouting 'I'm going to beat your a**!'
Dave Roberts during the Dodgers, Padres benches-clearing moment:
'I'm gonna beat your a**.'
pic.twitter.com/BaaHaMWY3I
— Dodgers Nation (@DodgersNation) June 20, 2025
Benches cleared in Los Angeles after Fernando Tatís Jr. was hit by a pitch.
Managers Dave Roberts and Mike Shildt had a lot to say to each other. pic.twitter.com/fm4OncWNtV
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) June 20, 2025
Dodgers manager Roberts and Padres manager Shildt were ejected following the tense back-and-forth exchange.
'I didn´t feel good about Tatis - great player, good guy - getting hit,' Roberts said. 'I didn´t feel good about it.
'And so as (Shildt) comes out, and he´s yelling at me and staring me down, that bothers me. Because, to be quite frank, that´s the last thing I wanted.'
Shildt said he has respect for the Dodgers but seeing Tatis get hit three times by their pitchers in less than two weeks doesn't sit right.
'Whether it was (intentional) or it wasn't, enough is enough,' Shildt said. 'We got a guy who's getting X-rays right now, is one of the best players in the game, fortunately he's on our team, and this guy has taken shots, OK?'
The teams waited more than two months to face each other for the first time this season and it took seven games over 11 days for the simmer to reach full boil.
Dodgers right-hander Jack Little — making his major league debut — hit Tatis Jr. with a pitch in the ninth inning.
Padres reliever Robert Suarez hit Shohei Ohtani with a pitch in the bottom of the ninth and was ejected. Tatis and Ohtani were each hit by pitches twice in the series.
Xander Bogaerts homered among his four hits and scored three runs, and the San Diego Padres beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-3 on Thursday night to avoid a four-game sweep.
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