Marlins players were upset by Mike Fiers’ behavior after Giancarlo Stanton beaning

Mike Fiers has expressed remorse for hitting Giancarlo Stanton in the face with a pitch, but his actions right after the beaning indicate he was feeling different, more combative emotions in the immediate wake of the incident.

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After hitting Stanton, Fiers threw one high and tight to Reed Johnson, hitting him in the hand.

This second HBP angered Marlins players who yelled at Fiers from their dugout. Fiers responded by challenging Marlins players to leave the dugout and rumble.

This response didn’t sit well with Marlins like Reed Johnson who said via ESPN.com:

"“Everyone knows for a fact that he’s not trying to throw at anybody’s head on purpose,” Johnson said Friday from Citizens Bank Park, where the Marlins began a three-game series against the Phillies. “I think guys were more upset at his reaction after I got hit. He had just hit (Stanton) in the face, and now our guy is probably done for the year. Then he throws a pitch up around my head that hits me in the hand. So he’s getting some chirping out of our dugout.“At that point, what do you want our reaction to be? We’re not just going to sit there and say, ‘Hey man, take it easy.’“He looked like he was distraught when he hit Stanton. He had his hands on his head and he couldn’t believe it. Then a minute later he was calling us onto the field. Everybody was kind of confused. He showed a reaction like he was sincerely worried about Stanton, which I’m sure he is. But when he called some guys out for chirping at him, we were like, ‘Maybe you weren’t as sorry as we thought you were.’ It’s a little harder to give him that full forgiveness after that.”"

Though Fiers has shown plenty of regret for what happened with Stanton, it seems the Marlins aren’t entirely buying it. You can understand their emotions being kind of raw after watching their teammate take one flush in the face.