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ST. LOUIS — Chicago Cubs closer Daniel Palencia didn’t seem fazed. Moments after Palencia hit St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras up and in with an errant 100.5 mph fastball on ...
Daniel Palencia plunked Contreras with an inside fastball, prompting the first baseman to direct some choice words toward the mound. The talk continued even after he made it to first.
Cardinals’ Willson Contreras and Cubs’ Daniel Palencia share their perspectives “My reaction was bad,” Contreras said, per Derrick Goold of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Contreras exchanged words with Cubs reliever Daniel Palencia after Palencia closed out Chicago’s 3-0 win over St. Louis at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. on Thursday.
- St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras lost his cool after his team's loss to the Chicago Cubs on Thursday, and he has since expressed regret over his actions.
With the Cardinals trailing by three and a man on second, reliever Daniel Palencia threw a 1-2, 100.5 mph fastball up and in to former Cubs catcher Willson Contreras that barely clipped Contreras ...
St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Willson Contreras seemingly suggested that he is not getting enough backing from his teammates after a series of hit-by-pitches. Contreras was hit by a pitch for ...
St. Louis Cardinals' Willson Contreras reacts after getting hit by a pitch by Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Paul Skenes during the fourth inning of a baseball game, Tuesday, July 1, 2025, in Pittsburgh.