A video has been released showing the moment that San Francisco Giants outfielder Joc Pederson was slapped by Cincinnati Reds outfielder Tommy Pham on Friday evening, which stemmed from a strange feud over fantasy football
Pham was suspended three games for the incident. Pederson explained the disagreement happened well over a year ago over the fantasy league the two were in.
Pederson explained that he felt he was within his right in setting up his team for that week and sent a screenshot of the rules to his group chat. He also pointed out that Pham had a similar situation on his team. Pederson also showed reporters screenshots of text messages he sent in the group chat that apparently ignited the strange saga.
"Joc I don’t know you well enough to make any jokes like this," Pham allegedly wrote in the group chat.
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