Friday, July 25, 2008

Minor League Pitcher Arrested...

DAYTON, OH -- A major brawl at Thursday night's Dayton, Ohio Dragons game sent one fan to the hospital, and a pitcher to jail.

It began in the first inning with an argument between Dragons manager Donnie Scott and acting Peoria manager Carmelo Martinez.

Both benches cleared when Chiefs pitcher Julio Castillo fired a baseball toward the Dragons dugout. The ball missed the dugout, and hit a fan sitting in the stands.

It took several Dayton police officers to calm the melee, which lasted about ten minutes. Castillo was arrested and booked into the Montgomery County Jail. He faces a felonious assault charge.