Jorge Soler-Reynaldo Lopez fight: Why Angels slugger, Braves pitcher could be facing suspensions after brawl

Jorge Soler-Reynaldo Lopez fight: Why Angels slugger, Braves pitcher could be facing suspensions after brawl originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . MLB saw its first significant fight and ejections of the 2026 season on Tuesday night.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Reynaldo Lopez and Los Angeles Angels slugger Jorge Soler traded punches, with Soler charging the mound after taking a pitch high and inside. Braves manager Walt Weiss wound up being the one to help tackle Soler after the brawl began. Both Soler and Lopez could receive MLB discipline in the coming days, including a potential suspension.

Here's a look at the Lopez-Soler fight in Braves vs. Angels and the latest on MLB's punishments for the brawl. SN's MLB HQ: Live MLB scores | Updated MLB standings | Full MLB schedule Jorge Soler-Reynaldo Lopez fight In the bottom of the fifth inning in Tuesday's matchup between the Braves and Angels, Atlanta's starter, Lopez, threw a high pitch that flew beyond his catcher's glove and onto the backstop.

Soler, in response, stood and stared at Lopez, while there was still a play to be made by the catcher with a runner stealing second. Lopez did not appear to notice Soler's stare at first, watching the tag at second base, but once Lopez turned his attention back to home plate, the two players began to glare at one another before Soler was seen shouting at the pitcher, approaching him. “I asked him if everything was OK and the answer he gave me, I didn’t like it,” Soler said through an interpreter postgame, per MLB.