The EX-MLB catcher at the Framber Valdez ‘overreasing’ discussion

After a The order that started several questions during Houston Astros‘7-1 Loss in New York Yankees, left-handed Framber Valdez He surrendered Grand Slam to Trent Grisham. In the next testor, Cesar Salazar hit the terrain that clearly caught him on the guard.

The play immediately encouraged speculation about whether Valdez was deliberately crossed his catcher. He appeared that he saw a salazar calling for an emergency burden before he sanked him 93 mph, in the tree in his chest on strike. Instead of showing concern or apologizes, Valdez said, a reaction that only intensified doubts in his intention.

The former MLB catcher Erik Kratz was a blunt in his estimate. Appear at uncomfortable territory, He rejected the idea that it was simple wrong communication.

“This was a deliberate field. Come to me, who wants to come to me. And if you tell me if you are baseball player and you think it wasn’t intentional, please talk to me.

“It wasn’t crosswise. Let’s be honest.”@Rikkratz31 Calls anyone who thinks Framber Valdez crossing Cesar Salazar was not intentional to come with him. pic.twitter.com/d6kajzann

– Faul Territory (@ Foulterritoritv) 3. September 2025

Kratz has expanded to his position, showing the time of incident and reaction and valdez and salazar. It is a bunch of noise or communication errors, saying that the atmosphere has already continued after Grand Slam. For him, the language of the body in the field proposed intention, sparkling further discussion among fans and analysts.

“The Yankee Fans That Were In Houston, Which Thoy’re Not More Yankee Fans In Houston Than There Astro Fans, They’ve Probably Settled Down at this point. The Grand Slam, Grisham Ran Around The Bases. One of the excuses of one of the people was it was loud, it was Loud, IT was Hard to hear. Because It was coming into the game, and never got to use it. If it was loud as a game of seven holes, no, no, no, no, no, said No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no, I can’t hear.

Valdez, however, He presented a very different version After the game.

“It was a terrain (Grisham) I wanted to throw it. I called that field. I couldn’t locate it,” he said, according to CBS sports.

Joe Espada manager entered Valdez and Salazar in his office after the game. While Houston maintained his leadership in the American League West, The incident quickly became one of the most significant-story stories about the team, which was launched Kratz’s direct comments and the company Waldez’s denial.