News about Kutter Crawford

In a strange scene in Philadelphia on Saturday, an impromptu standoff between Red Sox right-hander Kutter Crawford and a former teammate, Phillies southpaw Matt Strahm, ended with both players being ejected. The crime: Both relief pitchers refused to leave the field after the national anthem. It's not unprecedented in sports, particularly baseball, to see players lingering after The Star-Spangled Banner in a childish brawl to see who will be the last player standing on the field. Umpires are in a rush to get everyone into their respective dugouts only now, with the introduction of Major League Baseball's latest pitch clock. Both Crawford and Strahm were warned, ejected, and later fined for failing to follow their teammates off the Citizens Bank Park track on Saturday, as a result. An MLB spokesman declined to tell DailyMail.com precisely how much money the players were fined on Monday.