Sorry Jake Paul… the most entertaining fight in sports last night was at Progressive Field in Cleveland.
Punches were thrown Saturday night in the 6th inning of the Cleveland Guardians/Chicago White Sox game when the Guardians’ All-Star third baseman José Ramírez slid into second between the legs of Chicago White Sox shortstop Tim Anderson.
Ramírez was called safe, but Anderson seemed to linger standing over him and Ramírez took exception.
The two exchanged words and then Anderson dropped the gloves like he was in a heavyweight hockey tilt. He wanted all the smoke… and he got it.
Baseball fights are always so entertaining because the whole team jumps in and usually, it’s just a bunch of dudes flailing, and nothing ever lands.
Welp, sometimes then land… they land HARD.
Timmy got dropped…
TA got STONED pic.twitter.com/YGkZxlA7au
— whitesoxdave (@barstoolWSD) August 6, 2023
Check the slo-mo:
José Ramírez, Right Hook Mechanics (slow) pic.twitter.com/PUCTFRr2a5
— Rob Friedman (@PitchingNinja) August 6, 2023
And how about this call from Cleveland’s radio announcer Tom Hamilton:
“DOWN GOES ANDERSON, DOWN GOES ANDERSON.”
— Polar Bear Fan (@MPsMP4s) August 6, 2023
They both would be ejected from the game, as well as both managers, along with Guardians third base coach Mike Sarbaugh and closer Emmanuel Clase. Following the game, Ramírez said that it “felt like he was able to land one,” and added:
“He’s been disrespecting the game for a while. When he does something like that on the bases, he can get somebody out of the game. So I was telling him to stop doing that.
After he tapped me really hard, more than needed, he said he wanted to fight and I had to defend myself.”
Yeah José , you landed one, alright.
Guardians Manager Terry Francona’s delivered an all-time great reaction following the game:
“Right hook… it’s not funny, but when I came in I’m listening to Hammy, it’s hard not to chuckle, but… boys will be boys.”
Terry Francona reacts to Jose Ramirez right hook on Tim Anderson 😳pic.twitter.com/tYvz6N9HZM
— Fanatics View (@fanaticsview) August 6, 2023
And shocker, Anderson was not available to comment… the notorious smack-talker even started taking down tweets:
Tim Anderson is now deleting tweets pic.twitter.com/ntEngmWM3O
— Barstool Sports (@barstoolsports) August 6, 2023
OOF…
Even UFC commentator Joe Rogan got in on the action:
.@joerogan reacting to Jose Ramirez knocking out Tim Anderson in crazy baseball fight. #timanderson #joseramirez #rocked #joerogan pic.twitter.com/wfQF0vCwG4
— Pingtr1p (@Pingtr1p) August 6, 2023
But perhaps even more entertaining than the knock-down punch, is the Twitter (or “X,” whatever…) comments:
The ump after seeing Tim Anderson square up pic.twitter.com/pkL7N1BWsc
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) August 6, 2023
Every MLB fan’s reaction to Jose Ramirez knocking out Tim Anderson: pic.twitter.com/ojsYxyZMA1
— Nick Talks Browns (@nicktalksbrowns) August 6, 2023
Nobody:
Jose Ramirez vs Tim Anderson:
pic.twitter.com/rWdG6d3wyr— CleWest (@erjmanlasvegas) August 6, 2023
Ok, I saw someone made a bad Photoshop of Sonic rings surrounding Tim Anderson, so I felt compelled to make this dumb edit and then come back to whatever this app has become so I can share it. No one asked, but you're welcome anyway. pic.twitter.com/qj9YQOzmS5
— Brian Lefevre (@LefevreFever) August 6, 2023
Tim Anderson #WhiteSox pic.twitter.com/oS4ctq4INP
— Señor Sox (@SenorSox) August 6, 2023
It’s official, Tim Anderson has a new daddy pic.twitter.com/DKkMkFk81S
— Big Apple Browns Backers | NYC (@bigapplebrowns) August 6, 2023
The Chicago White Sox cleaning out Tim Anderson locker after Jose ended his career pic.twitter.com/3eYKewVNBl
— iregretlikingsports (@Jimmy2424555) August 6, 2023
Tim Anderson’s wife on the sidelines: pic.twitter.com/TgTUY7wwaS
— gabby.💐✨ (@xogabbyelle_) August 6, 2023
Tim Anderson on the ride home pic.twitter.com/iHJkPSNJdg
— Fame (@youFamousEnough) August 6, 2023
TA might wanna take a week off…
