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Jonathan Papelbon and Bryce Harper brawl in dugout (Video)

ByMike Dyce|
Sep 23, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals relief pitcher Jonathan Papelbon (58) walks through the dugout after being ejected form the game for hitting Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado (not pictured) with a pitch during the ninth inning at Nationals Park. Baltimore Orioles defeated Washington Nationals 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 23, 2015; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals relief pitcher Jonathan Papelbon (58) walks through the dugout after being ejected form the game for hitting Baltimore Orioles third baseman Manny Machado (not pictured) with a pitch during the ninth inning at Nationals Park. Baltimore Orioles defeated Washington Nationals 4-3. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports

Washington Nationals teammates Bryce Harper and Jonathan Papelbon have to be separated in the dugout.

The Washington Nationals season hasn’t gone the way they would’ve liked, and it won’t be ending on a high note. On Sunday, Nationals reliever Jonathan Papelbon and slugger Bryce Harper got into a physical altercation in the dugout.

It looks like Papelbon was the instigator, jawing at Harper as he walks towards the dugout.


Papelbon also appears to be the first one to lay a hand on the other.

Harper seemed to get the better of Papelbon, who has just become a cancer in locker rooms.

You have to think that Papelbon might not be around next year unless he makes amends with Harper, who is the clear star of the Nationals team. Papelbon seems to have gone off the deep end a bit and lost ocntrol of his temper.

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