San Diego Padres outfielder Tommy Pham and shortstop Ha-Seong Kim collided on Wednesday afternoon at Wrigley Field while trying to track down a fly ball, something that left Pham needing stitches and sent Kim into concussion protocol.
Yet when the the two left the field, there was a brief confrontation in the dugout.
Cubs catcher P.J. Higgins hit a fly ball into shallow left field in the fourth inning on Wednesday with the bases loaded. Both Pham and Kim started tracking it down.
Kim actually caught the ball, but lost it as he and Pham ran into each other and fell to the ground. He recovered the ball and threw it in for a double play, something they were still able to save due to confusion on the play. After making the throw, though, he fell back to the ground — where the two remained for some time clearly in pain.
Both players left the game on their own, and Pham needed stitches under his chin. Kim, Tingler said, entered concussion protocol.
After leaving the field, Pham, Kim and bench coach Bobby Dickerson were seen in an argument in the dugout.
The win for Chicago completed a three game sweep of the Padres — who have now lost five of their last seven.
