BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - APRIL 07: Willson Contreras #40 of the Boston Red Sox reacts during the fourth inning against the Milwaukee Brewers at Fenway Park on April 07, 2026 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images)
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The Boston Red Sox might have breathed a sigh of relief after earning a victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday.
Even though the team sits in last place in the American League East with a losing record after a dozen games, that win represented a series victory and the first time in this season that the Red Sox have been able to string together consecutive wins.
It also gave fans another takeaway from the series to focus on after new first baseman Willson Contreras made some headlines for threatening Brewers players after the opening game.
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Following Monday’s game, Contreras took exception to being hit by Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff and he seemed to threaten a retaliation if it were to happen again.
“They always say, ‘I’m not trying to hit you.’ That gets old,” Contreras said in a postgame interview. “So next time they hit me again, I’m going to take one of them out. That’s a message.”
Contreras seemed to take some action in response to the hit during the game as well, as he slid hard into second base and tore the pant leg of shortstop David Hamilton with his cleat in the process. That retaliation then drew some criticism.
“Willson Contreras can bellyache all he wants about how many times he’s been hit by Milwaukee Brewers pitchers and how he’s going to ‘take somebody out’ if it happens again,” Steven Buckley wrote for The Athletic. “But his spikes-up slide into Brewers second baseman David Hamilton was a cheap stunt that shouldn’t be applauded as an example of how he plays ‘with a chip on his shoulder,’ as Red Sox manager Alex Cora put it.”
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“I like the fact that our players didn’t need to take the bait there or respond,” Arnold said of his team’s reaction to Contreras, during an appearance on “The Show” podcast. “I felt like our guys handled it like pros.”
Arnold also sent a five-word message about Contreras as a player, followed by an open question about whether his combative response to being hit during his recent at-bat was really appropriate.
“He’s obviously a talented player,” Arnold said of Contreras. “Things you see (Monday) night, I’ll let other people judge on whether that’s good for our sport or not.”
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