Cardinals' Genesis Cabrera apologizes after hitting Phillies players

St. Louis Cardinals relief pitcher Genesis Cabrera came into Wednesday night’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies and immediately plunked two batters, but the left-hander insists it was not intentional.

Cabrera came in to pitch the top of the sixth inning for the Cardinals. He hit Bryce Harper with a fastball in the face on his first pitch, and he drilled Didi Gregorius in the ribs with the first pitch of the next at-bat. Following his team’s 5-3 loss, Cabrera delivered a sincere apology through team translator Antonio Mujica.

“I want to again apologize for all of the action that happened, especially to Harper,” Cabrera said, via Katie Woo of The Athletic. “I really wish him the best. I hope he has a speedy recovery in whatever it is that happened and that he’ll be able to return to baseball activities. The game got away from me at that point. I’m really sorry for everything that happened today. None of it was intentional. And again, I’m sorry for everything.”

Cabrera seemed distraught when he hit both Harper and Gregorius. You can see the video below: