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Good evening. This is Dead Legends. The baseball newsletter that skips the boring stuff and gets straight to the action.
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Today’s story is about a Minor-League brawl that sent a fan to the hospital and put a player in jail.
Back on June 24, 2008, Julio Castillo was pitching for the Peoria Chiefs, a Chicago Cubs affiliate.
During a game against the Dayton Dragons, a 10-minute bench-clearing brawl broke out.
In an erratic fit of rage, Castillo hurled a baseball toward the Dayton dugout.
He says the throw wasn't intended to hurt anyone, but the ball sailed on him and drilled a fan.
The fan fell the floor immediately, knocked out cold.
He was taken to the hospital and diagnosed with a concussion.
In his testimony, the fan claimed the baseball struck him so hard that it left seam marks on his scalp and he couldn't wear a hard hat for his job because of the swelling.
The felony assault could’ve cost Julio eight years in prison, but ultimately the court felt he was remorseful for his actions.
He was given 30 days jail time, and three years probation.
Officials in the Midwest League suspended and fined 15 players and both teams' managers for the fight.
Julio Castillo's US work visa was revoked, so he had to return to the Dominican Republic.
He never played pro baseball in the US again.
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STRANGE NAMES
If you're just joining us, we play this game every day where we try to find the weirdest names throughout baseball history.
Why? Don't ask us, it's just something we like to do.
If you've been rocking with us for awhile now, you know what time it is.
Today's winner is:
For those of you that don't know him, Minnir Miñoso is a baseball icon.
He played in FIVE different decades: 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s, and 80s.
His appearances in '76 and '80 were mostly promotional stunts spearheaded by Bill Veeck, but Minnie was always a baller.
One thing about this guy - he wasn't afraid to WEAR IT.
Miñoso had 197 HBP's over the lifetime of his career, which is the 11th highest total in MLB history.
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