Nats-Red Sox benches clear after heated Contreras-Cavalli exchange
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"Nats-Red Sox benches clear after heated Contreras-Cavalli exchange" is generating significant coverage in the Sports category, with 5 articles from 4 distinct sources tracked by PULSE so far.
Outlets currently covering the story include Fox News, Boston Herald, MLB.com and Yahoo Sports. PULSE measures a story's velocity from how quickly new articles appear and how many independent newsrooms join the coverage.
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Coverage (5)
- MLB drops hammer on Boston's Willson Contreras with hefty suspension after helmet-throwing incident Fox News · 24d ago
- Nationals pitcher claims Willson Contreras tried to ‘get under skin’ before brawl Boston Herald · 26d ago
- Willson Contreras among four ejected after Red Sox-Nationals on-field brawl Boston Herald · 26d ago
- Cavalli K's career-high 13, shrugs off fourth-inning dust-up with Contreras MLB.com · 26d ago
- Cade Cavalli blames Willson Contreras' brush by in Nationals-Red Sox dustup; Sox say Cavalli yelled 'Sit down, boy' at Contreras Yahoo Sports · 26d ago
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