Joe Maddon allegedly "blew up" at Perry Minasian after the Los Angeles Angels general manager called to the dugout during a game and demanded Mike Trout be removed from the field.
Maddon, who was fired weeks later, detailed his account of things in a book he co-authored with Tom Verducci.
Maddon writes that head trainer Mike Frostad approached him in the dugout and said, "Perry just called down. He said get Trout out of the game" after the Angels took an 11-3 lead against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 9.
Trout had been dealing with groin soreness, but Maddon said the issue had resolved itself. Maddon removed the superstar from the game despite taking exception to what he perceived as Minasian overstepping into the manager's domain.
The next day Maddon blew up at Minasian in Maddon's office. "Listen, don't you ever f------ call down to the dugout again!" Maddon said.
Minasian offered the following comment to reporters earlier this week when asked about Maddon's claim that he tried to dictate lineup decisions: "He's trying to sell books … I hope he's on The NY Times bestseller list."