Red Sox Blast 'Weak' Framber Valdez After Tigers Ejection
The Boston Red Sox certainly didn't sound happy after Framber Valdez hit Trevor Story.
Bob DeChiara-Imagn Images The Boston Red Sox took down the Detroit Tigers on Tuesday night and beat one of the best pitchers in baseball in the process. Framber Valdez took the mound for Detroit with a 3. 35 ERA in seven starts entering the matchup.
Valdez allowed seven earned runs, and 10 runs total, against Boston and now has a 4. 57 ERA on the season after three innings of work on Tuesday night . Despite the score, he likely would've gone longer on Tuesday night if he hadn't gotten ejected.
After giving up back-to-back homers, Valdez hit Trevor Story with a pitch in the fourth inning on Tuesday and was ejected afterward . - Give up 10 runs - Hit opposing team because you can’t get them out Framber Valdez might be the softest pitcher alive. This guy has the temper of a 4-year-old pic.
twitter. com/T7sOFWjEIs — AT (@BaseballWRLD_) May 5, 2026 After the game, Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy didn't mince his words and called Valdez's actions in the game "weak. " “Yes, I do think so,” Tracy said when asked if he thought Valdez hit Story on purpose.