Video: B.J. Upton, Evan Longoria Scuffle In Rays Dugout

The Tampa Bay Rays are coming into Boston for a two-game set with the Red Sox on Tuesday having lost seven of their last ten games. During that stretch, the Rays have fallen from first place to third place, a game behind the Red Sox and 2½ games behind the New York Yankees.

And to make matters worse, they had a little scuffle in the dugout on Sunday when Evan Longoria confronted B.J. Upton about his lack of hustle on a defensive play. And to make matters worse, Upton was picked off first base the next inning.

Here’s the video of the incident:

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I’m glad Longoria said something to Upton because something needed to be said. You’re in the big leagues, there’s no need for the lack of hustle.