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July 24, 2008 - Fifteen players and both managers were ejected - and a fan was sent to the hospital - following a 10-minute, benches-clearing brawl in a Class-A minor league game between affiliates of the Cincinnati Reds and Chicago Cubs.
After a Peoria player was hit in the top of the first, Castillo hit two batters in the bottom half - one in the head. The second hit batsmen by Castillo, Angel Cabrerra, made an aggressive slide into second to break up a double play. Castillo followed that by throwing his next pitch up-and-in to the next Dayton batter, prompting Dayton manager Donnie Scott to complain to the home plate umpire. Interim Peoria manager Carmelo Martinez - filling in for Ryne Sanberg-came onto the field to join the discussion.
The two managers began arguing, and when Martinez pushed Scott, the benches emptied.
During an hour-long delay, the teams protested the ejections by phone to Beloit native Spelius, saying they didn't want pitchers playing in the outfield to complete the game.
Spelius will take appropriate action once video footage of the game has been reviewed, Dayton general manager Gary Mayse said in a statement.
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