Willson Contreras at the center of benches-clearing scuffle, throws helmet at Nationals pitcher

Willson Contreras stormed the mound and hurled his batting helmet at Cade Cavalli after a strikeout, sparking a massive brawl at Fenway Park.

‘I push the boundaries’: Willson Contreras isn’t about to apologize for playing with passion and an edge

"You hate playing against him, but you love when he’s on your team, because you feed off that energy," Caleb Durbin said of his Red Sox teammate.

Willson Contreras breaks down in tears after home run, gets ejected the next inning

Contreras has spoken passionately about his native Venezuela in the aftermath of the twin earthquakes that hit his home country.
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With heavy heart for Venezuela, Contreras' emotions flow after HR, ejection

Willson Contreras plays for the Red Sox. But he is playing for Venezuela, his native country that was ravaged by earthquakes last Wednesday. When Contreras mashed a three-run homer in the bottom of the first inning in Monday night’s series opener against the Nationals at Fenway Park,

Mariners urged to pursue Red Sox's Willson Contreras to boost struggling offense before trade deadline

The Seattle Mariners' offense has struggled throughout the 2026 MLB season. Through 87 games, they rank 23rd in runs scored (356), 25th in hits (673) and 25th in team OPS (.697). Despite that, the Mariners are holding their own in the playoff picture.