Tommy Pham Explains White Sox-Brewers Altercation: 'I'm Prepared to F--k Somebody Up'

Chicago White Sox outfielder Tommy Pham and Milwaukee Brewers catcher William Contreras had words on Sunday after Pham was thrown out at the plate in the top of the eighth inning as he tried to tie the game, appearing to slide directly into the catcher.

Contreras barked at him after the play while heading back to his dugout, Pham had to be held back by teammates and after the game appeared to still be heated.

"I'm nailed out at home by a mile, I'm going to the dugout and I hear the tough guy with all the 'hoo-rah' s--t," Pham told reporters. "I'm never starting anything, but I'll be prepared to finish it. There's a reason I do all kinds of fighting in the offseason. Because I'm prepared to f--k somebody up."

Contreras had a slightly less colorful take on the situation.

"I wasn't really paying attention to what he had to say," he told reporters after the game. "I was just excited about the play and went back to the dugout."

"I've got no idea," he added when asked if Pham was yelling directly at him. "The only thing I'm worried about is us, our players, and about winning the game. So I'm not sure."

The Brewers went on to do just that by a 6-3 margin, completing the series sweep. It was a familiar sort of result for the 15-45 White Sox, easily the worst team in baseball. For context, every other team in the Majors has at least 21 wins this season.

Pham, 36, is no stranger to a dust-up. Most notably, he once slapped Joc Pederson over fantasy football trash talk.

As for his play on the field this year, he's hitting .280 with three homers and 12 RBI in 33 games, making a positive impact for the White Sox since being signed in mid-April. His manager, Pedro Grifol, had praise for him shortly after he was brought aboard.

"You know what's noticeable about him? The attention to detail and the fundamentals," he told reporters on April 28. "When he feels he's not executing something, he's pissed. That's big. That's a tremendous trait for a player that is constantly thinking about winning games and doing the little things."

On Sunday, however, he was pissed for different reasons.