Watch Red Sox’s Kutter Crawford, Phillies’ Matt Strahm ejected, fined for national anthem standoff

Watch Red Sox’s Kutter Crawford, Phillies’ Matt Strahm ejected, fined for national anthem standoff

Kutter Crawford and Matt Strahm were ejected and fined for their standoff after the national anthem on Saturday night.

Both players were ejected from the Red Sox-Phillies game and fined by the league for not leaving the field after the umpire’s warning.

Crawford’s fine was especially hefty as he currently is on the 15-day injured list.

“If you get thrown out and you’re on the IL, you get crushed,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said on Sunday. “I know there’s a guy that went to the same school as him that’s probably going to take care of that.”

As for Philadelphia’s Strahm, the former Red Sox reliever probably won’t be in another standoff any time soon.

“Zero of it was planned. Just, (the) anthem was over and I looked across and Kutter kind of gave me a grin and I know exactly what that grin meant so just stood there,” Strahm said, per Bradford. …

“If you know me, you know competition is everything to me so kind of felt like I was being called out right there. Looking back on it, probably not the wisest decision I’ve made in my big league career. … I guess I should’ve known better with how strict they are with pitch clock.”

Mark Heim is a sports reporter for The Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter @Mark_Heim.