Red Sox, Tigers benches clear as Valdez ejected for drilling Story (1:09)

Trevor Story is plunked by a Framber Valdez fastball, resulting in the pitcher getting ejected and the benches clearing in the fourth inning of Red Sox-Tigers. (1:09)

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May 5, 2026, 11:54 PM ET

Tigers manager A.J. Hinch questioned the actions of his own pitcher, Framber Valdez , after the left-hander hit Trevor Story with a pitch following back-to-back Boston Red Sox home runs Tuesday night in Detroit.

After Willson Contreras and Wilyer Abreu led off the fourth inning with long home runs to give Boston a 10-2 lead, Valdez hit Story with a 94 mph fastball on the next pitch.…