Padres Manager Mike Shildt Comments on HBPs in Dodgers Series
Padres Manager Mike Shildt Comments on HBPs in Dodgers Series originally appeared on Athlon Sports.
This week, the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Diego Padres engaged in a series that got as intense as regular season matchups can go. Tempers flared every step of the way, as the two teams combined for eight hit-by-pitches over the course of the four-game tilt.
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Padres manager Mike Shildt, specifically, involved himself in multiple confrontations between both squads. The first came on Monday, when he chirped from the dugout after Andy Pages had choice words for Dylan Cease, who had just plunked Pages in the arm with a pitch.
The second, which took place on Thursday, was the culminating moment of the series. Fernando Tatis Jr. was struck on the hand on an offering from Jack Little in the ninth inning of a 5-0 game, which resulted in the Dodgers' and Padres' dugout benches clearing. Shildt met face-to-face with Dave Roberts, and after engaging in a shouting match that nearly turned physical, both managers were ejected.
After the game, Shildt told reporters that he believed the Dodgers' antics had gone too far, offering a three-word response regarding his stance on the issue: "Enough is enough."
San Diego Padres manager Mike Shildt (8) warms up players prior to the game against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
He added that, in his eyes, Tatis Jr.'s late hit-by-pitch served as the hay that broke the camel's back.
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"I'd like to think [it was] not [intentional], but I can't say that. Only a couple people know that, whether it was or it wasn't," Shildt said. "We've got a guy that's getting X-rays right now, that's one of the best players of the game and, of course, on our team. This guy's taken shots."
Shildt also directed criticism towards Roberts and the way he coached his players in the other dugout.
"Teams that manage don't get into altercations like this because teams that manage don't throw at people," Shildt said. "But also teams that manage don't take anything. And, after a while, I'm not going to take it. I'm not going to take it on behalf of Tatis, I'm not going to take it on behalf of our team, intentional or unintentional."
The Dodgers and Padres have played seven of their last 10 games against each other, and they will not meet again until just under two months from now (Aug. 15-17). Those dates will be marked on everyone's baseball calendar, as they await what will happen next in this Southern California rivalry.
Related: Dodgers' Dave Roberts Calls Out Padres' Mike Shildt Amid Hit-by-Pitch Drama
This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 20, 2025, where it first appeared.
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