News about Willson Contreras

The move moves the 33-year-old Bumgarner off the team's 40-man roster and leaves Arizona seven days to trade the 2014 World Series MVP or otherwise place him on outright waivers. In a 5-14 loss to the Cardinals on Wednesday, Bumgarner lost his temper with Cardinals star Willson Contreras at-bat, convincing him to'shut the f*** up' while then calling him a 'p****.' In 69 starts, the left-handed pitcher has gone 15-32 with a 5.23 ERA and is having his worst season with Arizona. He was a postseason hero for San Francisco and was a great deal.

Contreras, 30, was initially chastised with the score tied 3-3 at the third inning, and the Diamondbacks pitcher was furious for fouling off a pitch. 'Shut the f*** up,' Bumgarner said on the game's broadcast, before insulting Contreras by calling him a 'p***.' The 30-year-old catcher finished his tirade by saying, 'F*** you'.' Contreras then squared up to Arizona catcher Iván Herrera, reportedly telling him of his disapproval of Bumgarner's words by pointing to the 2014 World Series MVP.

FIRST Pitch: EXCLUSIVE: The players have been here since six a.m. in the morning, playing in the batting cages, or warming up in the deceptively hot March weather on one of the 120-acre complex in Jupiter, Florida, but the players have been playing since six p.m. They're gearing up for today's game but also for a brutal six-month, 162-game schedule that will take the Cardinals, the second-most profitable franchise in MLB history with 11 World Series titles, farther than they've ever been before. They're heading across the pond in June for the first time in a two-game match against their ferocious rivals, the Chicago Cubs, along the normal rides through Milwaukee's blustering cold of April and the soaring Arizona desert in July.

Contreras, 30, had been playing in Chicago since 2016 and was the first free agent catcher with draft pick compensation linked to his name after the Cubs had given him a waiver previously. As he can play left field and first place, the Venezuelan will be a huge asset for the Cardinals. When he isn't catching pitches behind batters, he can also play as the team's designated hitter.

During the 10th inning of an eventual 7-5 Cubs win, Willson Contreras became involved in a tense discussion with the fans. After the catcher landed on a run via a sacrifice fly, he joined the fans, with at least one person in a white Nationals jersey being led out of the stadium in a video of the incident. Contreras was already ill and began participating in the discussion from the dugout as his teammates tried to calm him down.

GEORGE BOND: The 2022 New York Mets were already World Series champions before they welcomed back the country's best pitcher. Their reputable lineup is populated with the kind of veteran this franchise has been yelling over. They have a top-five starting rotation, led by a potential Hall of Famer, and backed by the sport's most dominant reliever. A respected skipper with 23 years of top-level coaching experience and three Best of the Year awards, leading the club to a revered division lead.