Red Sox coach, Angels player engage in verbal altercation prior to finale

This week has gotten off to a tough start for the Red Sox and prior to Wednesday s series finale against the Los Angeles Angels tensions boiled over on the field A little over an hour before first pitch during pregame warmups Red Sox first base coach Jose Flores got into a verbal altercation with Angels pitcher Tyler Anderson and several other players and coaches The matter was caught on camera by NESN and other bystanders NESN deleted its video from Twitter shortly after it went up though it was saved by others including the Section Podcast Coaches and players chirping before the battle Everything is going great at Fenway pic twitter com TAMQZUvjYC Section Podcast Section Pod June Though it wasn t clear what initially sparked the dust-up the NESN footage evidenced Flores and Anderson arguing along the third base line and exchanging expletives before Anderson turns and begins to walk away Several other players and coaches begin to approach at that point with Flores continuing to argue with Angels coaches before being separated by Red Sox third base coach Kyle Hudson NESN s footage also displayed Red Sox manager Alex Cora speaking to Anderson on the field with the two appearing to have a much more genial conversation Anderson was the starting pitcher in Monday s series opener allowing five runs over innings in the Angels eventual - win