Jayson Werth Gives His Perspective Of The Infamous Bryce Harper And Jonathan Papelbon Dugout Fight In 2015

On Friday's Pardon My Take... Jayson Werth! The former big leaguer joined Mr. Cat and Mr. Commenter in-studio a few days ago to talk about his career, winning a World Series with the Phillies, his years with the Nats, hitting dingers in men’s slow pitch, and tons more.

In the sport of baseball, we tend to get a couple of good fights every MLB season. There is truly nothing like a bench-clearing brawl between two opposing teams. But going at it with your own teammate? That doesn't happen often. It did take place in 2015 though, when the Washington Nationals were out of the playoff race late in the season. The melee included Bryce Harper and Jonathan Papelbon, and in case you haven't seen it, here you go...

For the past decade, it's one of the more notable fights we have seen in the game of baseball. Friday's PMT guest was also a member of that Nationals team, and he gave his perspective on this incident from nine years ago...

August being the "Month of Hate" in the MLB makes a ton of sense. If you're in the playoff race, there is little margin for error to get to the common goal of October. On the flip side, if you're not making the playoffs, everyone's head is probably a little bit all over the place. 

In this case, it happened during the last week of the season. These guys were ready to enjoy their respective winter time away from baseball. Clearly.