Zito Hits Fielder In Apparent 'Bowling Pin' Retaliation

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Barry Zito hit Prince Fielder in the back with his first pitch in apparent retaliation for Fielder's staged "bowling pin" celebration after his homer ended a Sept. 6 game in Milwaukee.

As Fielder began his trot to first base, he picked the ball off the ground and dismissively flipped it toward Zito.

Home-plate umpire Ted Barrett seemed to say something to Zito, but he did not warn the benches.

Anthony Witrado of the Journal-Sentinel asked Fielder if the celebration was worth the ball in the back.

?Hell yeah,? Fielder said. ?That?s something I did with me and my teammates. It has nothing to do with them.?

?You?re damn right it was worth it.?

Via San Francisco Chronicle

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