{"id":2449816,"date":"2025-06-20T12:27:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-20T16:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mlb-pitcher-throws-a-punch-at-fan-who-crossed-the-line\/"},"modified":"2025-06-20T12:29:42","modified_gmt":"2025-06-20T16:29:42","slug":"watch-mlb-pitcher-throws-a-punch-at-fan-who-crossed-the-line","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-mlb-pitcher-throws-a-punch-at-fan-who-crossed-the-line\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch: MLB Pitcher Throws a Punch at Fan Who &#8216;Crossed the Line&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwatch-mlb-pitcher-throws-a-punch-at-fan-who-crossed-the-line%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2449816&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana experienced a confrontation with a fan during a game against the Detroit Tigers. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/2-texas-deputies-killed-city-employee-critically-injured-after-confrontation-with-suspect\/\" title=\"2 Texas deputies killed, city employee critically injured after ... with suspect\">altercation occurred<\/a> in the second game of a doubleheader, where Santana, noting the fan had &#8220;crossed the line,&#8221; was seen jumping and swiping at the individual. Although Santana did not disclose the specific words exchanged, he emphasized that such an incident was unprecedented in his eight years in baseball. Videos circulating on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media<\/a> show Santana pointing out the fan to a police officer before the incident escalated. After being separated by teammates and personnel, Santana entered the game later but expressed regret for his actions in discussions with the team&#8217;s manager. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-leftists-get-censored-by-social-media-platforms\/\" title=\"Antifa, leftists get censored by ... platforms\">pirates<\/a> went on to win the game 8-4.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Pittsburgh Pirates reliever Dennis Santana was involved in an altercation with a fan he said &ldquo;crossed the line&rdquo; during the second game of Thursday&rsquo;s doubleheader with the Detroit Tigers &mdash; and at one point was seen leaping and swiping at the person.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;You guys know me &mdash; I&rsquo;m a calm demeanor type of person,&rdquo; Santana said after the game through an interpreter. &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve never had any issues for any of the teams I&rsquo;ve played for. This guy crossed the line a few times.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Santana declined to disclose what the fan said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He crossed the line, and I&rsquo;d like to leave it at that. I&rsquo;ve never had anything like this happen in my eight years in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/major-league-baseballs-pride-month-stunt-backfires-turn-people-off\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">baseball<\/a>,&rdquo; he said.<\/p>\n<p>In videos posted to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/cocky-fugitive-issues-challenge-florida-sheriffs-department-quickly-regrets\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">social media<\/a>, Santana can be seen pointing out the fan to a police officer before jumping and swinging at the person, who was in the front row above the Pittsburgh bullpen at Comerica Park.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=vizqo9x0\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Live from comerica park&#129315; <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >dennis santana swings<\/a> on a fan with a tigers hat and pirates jersey lmfao<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/woodwardsports?\">@woodwardsports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/barstoolsports?\">@barstoolsports<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MLB?\">@mlb<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Pirates?\">@Pirates<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DennisSantanaRD?\">@DennisSantanaRD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ulPd2YuqsM\">pic.twitter.com\/ulPd2YuqsM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; daddy (@_shadky) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/_shadky\/status\/1935859736076775660?\">June 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He did not have any complaints about how security officers handled the situation.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My job is as a pitcher, not as security, so I can&rsquo;t discuss their job,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I respect them and what they do.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-ex-nba-stars-contract-terminated-ugly-brawl-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fan<\/a> appeared to be wearing a Tigers hat and a shirt honoring Pirates Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente.<\/p>\n<p>After jumping at the fan, Santana was escorted away by Pirates bullpen personnel and held back by a teammate.<\/p>\n<p>He entered the game in the ninth inning, pitching to one batter before the game was delayed by rain. The Pirates won, 8-4.<\/p>\n<p>Santana said he discussed the incident with manager Don Kelly.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;He knows I regret what I did,&rdquo; Santana said. &ldquo;You know I&rsquo;m a professional.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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Santana stated, &#8220;You all know I&#8217;m usually calm,&#8221; adding that he has never faced issues with fans in his eight years in baseball. He chose not to reveal what the fan said but emphasized that it was inappropriate. Videos on social media showed him pointing out the fan to a police officer before attempting to confront him from above Pittsburgh&#8217;s bullpen at Comerica Park. Despite this incident, Santana expressed no complaints about how security handled it and acknowledged discussing it with manager Don Kelly, admitting he regretted his actions. The Pirates won the game 8-4 after Santana pitched to one batter before rain delayed play<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2449817,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1e56c18ed86d4bb9a8cc78f12748d86a-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[57562,12138,11547],"class_list":["post-2449816","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-fan-incident","tag-mlb","tag-pitcher"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/1e56c18ed86d4bb9a8cc78f12748d86a-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449816","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2449816"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449816\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2449820,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2449816\/revisions\/2449820"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2449817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2449816"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2449816"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2449816"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}