‘I couldn’t sleep because of it’: Nats’ Cade Cavalli discusses telling Willson Contreras to ‘sit down, boy’

Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli apologized for shouting "sit down, boy" at Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras. The incident occurred during the fourth inning of the Nationals' 8-1 victory after Cavalli struck out Contreras. The comment sparked a benches-clearing scrum. Cavalli stated he was torn up by how the words were perceived and claimed there was no ill intention, noting that such an event will never happen again in the future.