Framber Valdez incident: Astros players confront him

After a crushing loss to the New York Yankees on Tuesday, the Houston Astros were able to turn things around in the second game of the series last night (Wednesday), coming from behind to erase a three-run deficit and claim an 8-7 victory that extends their lead in the American League Western Section standings.

However, Houston, we have a problem.

After Tuesday's incident, when Framber Valdez hit his catcher Cesar Salazar, several former players and analysts said they believed what happened was intentional. Valdez denied this was the case after the game, insisting it was a simple misunderstanding. But Valdez and Salazar's reaction at the time said it all.

And it seems that the players in the Astros' locker room wanted answers from the left-hander. So much so that, according to Michael Schwab, tensions rose in the clubhouse where the players confronted Valdez and things got to the point where the argument escalated and the coaches finally intervened to calm the situation.

Sources tell me tensions rose in the Astros clubhouse last night, after the loss, when players confronted Framber Valdez for his in-game actions involving César Salazar.

The argument escalated and coaches eventually stepped in to calm the situation.

While intent behind the..

– Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) September 3, 2025

This does not bode well for the Texans. Although Valdez tried to downplay the situation, the fact that several players felt the need to confront him to the point that there was a heated discussion doesn't mitigate the idea that something fishy took place.

It's hard to know exactly what will come out of this situation, but with the playoffs just around the corner, whether Valdez is innocent or not, it will certainly leave its mark.

It'll be something to keep an eye on for the rest of the year, because based on what Schwab reported, it sounds like there are a lot of Valdez teammates who weren't happy with what happened. And that could escalate pretty quickly.

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