<p>BOSTON — Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras was tossed for a second straight game on Tuesday after throwing his helmet toward Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli during a heated exchange that ended with the benches clearing on both sides and multiple ejections.</p><p>Cavalli struck out Contreras looking on a full-count pitch in the top of the fourth. The veteran then yelled, "Sit down boy," at Contreras as Contreras made his way back to the Boston dugout.</p><div class="Enhancement" data-align-center><div class="Enhancement-item"> <div class="ExternalContent-wrapper" > <div class="TweetUrl"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Willson Contreras throws his helmet during a benches clearing incident after Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli told him to “sit down boy” <a href="https://t.co/IBEyYXKReN">pic.twitter.com/IBEyYXKReN</a></p>— Talkin' Baseball (@TalkinBaseball_) <a href="https://x.com/TalkinBaseball_/status/2072115239064089048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">July 1, 2026</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.x.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </div> </div> </div></div><p>Contreras, who hit a three-run homer off Washington's Miles Mikolas on Monday and celebrated with a massive bat flip that he later apologized for, then approached Cavalli on the mound. The two exchanged words as both dugouts emptied.</p><p>Boston catcher Carlos Narvaez tried to hold Contreras back, but Contreras broke loose long enough to leap and throw his batting helmet in Cavalli's direction.</p><p>Things settled down quickly after that, though the brief dustup ended with Contreras, Boston interim manager Chad Tracy, Boston outfielder Nate Eaton and Mikolas being ejected.</p><p>The early exit was the second in as many nights for Contreras, the first time that's happened to a Red Sox player in the club's 126-year history.