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Jesus Montero Throws Ice Cream Sandwich at Seattle Scout After Heckling Incident
In an incident straight out of a Seinfeld episode, Seattle Mariners catcher Jesus Montero threw an ice cream sandwich at an MLB scout after a bizarre heckling incident.
MiLB.com’s Tyler Maun (h/t HardBallTalk’s Craig Calcaterra) brings news of the strange and ridiculous minor league run-in that occurred on Thursday night.
According to Maun's report, the drama occurred during a minor league game between the Everett AquaSox and the Boise Hawks.
Montero, playing with the AquaSox while rehabbing a strained oblique, heard a voice in the crowd yelling “Rapido! Rapido!” as he jogged off the field between innings.
This voice belonged to a “cross-checker,” which is a major league scout who presides over other scouts within a regional territory.
To reiterate the significance of this moment: A professional major league observer decided to put the screws to one of his team’s own players.
The screaming likely surprised Montero, who ignored the taunts and went to the dugout. Shortly thereafter, a stadium employee approached the catcher with a special delivery: one ice cream sandwich.
Montero’s not-so-secret admirer? The yelling Mariners scout, who ostensibly sent the dessert over as a means of taunting the catcher’s overweight arrival at spring training in February.
Upon receiving the sandwich, Montero snapped.
The catcher stormed out of the dugout with a baseball bat and hurled the delicious frozen treat at his tormentor. Maun reports he was restrained by Everett pitching coach Nasusel Cabrera and returned to the dugout. Montero sat out the remainder of the game.
Mariners general manager Jack Zduriencik told Maun the team is assessing the situation and cannot comment.
“I am aware of the incident in Boise,” Zduriencik said. “We are currently in the process of gathering information , but until I have all the details, I cannot comment.”
More details will certainly emerge as this story develops, but for now, it’s safe to say that the Mariners need to get their house in order.
It’s time for Zduriencik to put on the big-boy pants and straighten this tussle out. You can’t fight ice cream sandwiches with ice cream sandwiches and expect to solve anything.
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