Pitcher Cade Cavalli apologises for telling Willson Contreras to 'sit down, boy'

Washington Nationals pitcher Cade Cavalli apologised Wednesday after shouting "sit down, boy" at Boston Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras during a benches-clearing brawl the previous night. The phrase was widely interpreted as a racist slur. Cavalli acknowledged that he had instigated the confrontation.