Watch Angels-Braves fight: Two ejected after inciting benches-clearing brawl
Angst between Angels hitter Jorge Soler and Braves pitcher Reynaldo López incited a benches-clearing brawl at Angel Stadium on April 7.
There was some serious angst in Anaheim as benches cleared during the Angels ' game against the Atlanta Braves on April 7 . The baseball brouhaha broke out in the bottom of the fifth inning when Angels hitter Jorge Soler did not appreciate Braves pitcher Reynaldo López throwing some high heat. Soler — perhaps not noticing that López had a baseball in his hand — ran out to the mound and the two started throwing punches, though neither appeared to connect with López throwing hands while still holding the baseball.
Angels and Braves players ran onto the field and the mayhem moved toward the first base line before the brawl was broken up. Jorge Soler and Reynaldo López are throwing PUNCHES in Anaheim as a brawl breaks out pic. twitter.
com/Uj4kOk07Ow — Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) April 8, 2026 Watch as Soler and López exchange unpleasantries before throwing haymakers. Benches cleared after Jorge Soler and Reynaldo López exchanged punches. pic.
twitter. com/dQXlllqD5B — Francys Romero (@francysromeroFR) April 8, 2026 The groundwork for the benches-clearing brawl was laid earlier in the game. Soler homered in his first at-bat off López, a two-run shot that also scored Mike Trout.