 As a result, he flipped his bat out of his hand, something he was known to do when hitting a home run.The ball ended up hitting the outfield wall, though Gómez still ended up at third base with a triple.When Pirates pitcher Gerrit Cole confronted Gómez about showing off, the two began to argue, and as the two were separated, Pirates player Travis Snider confronted Gómez as well, causing Gómez to throw punches at Snider, igniting a brief brawl in which Snider got hit in the eye by Gómez' teammate, Martin Maldonado.