Overview

• In the seventh inning at PNC Park, Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham flipped his bat after a four-pitch walk and confronted Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman, prompting both benches to briefly clear as George Springer and Ty France intervened.
• Heineman told reporters he never spoke to Pham and called the confrontation weird and unprovoked.
• Late Monday, Pham posted on X that he reacted to Heineman complaining about balls and strikes to umpire Mark Ripperger, punctuating his explanation with profanity toward the catcher.
• In a since-deleted reply on X, Pham accused Toronto’s Addison Barger of using steroids, intensifying the dispute beyond the field.
• Blue Jays manager John Schneider publicly dismissed Pham’s comments after Toronto’s 5-2 loss that included three errors, and there were no reports of MLB discipline as the three-game set moves to Game 2.