Boston Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito offered his response to reports of a showdown from the Philadelphia Phillies slugger.

An explosive report dropped on Monday detailing an expletive-laced confrontation between Philadelphia Phillies star Bryce Harper and MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred. The brilliant and well-source ESPN reporter Jeff Passan on Monday reported that Manfred and the Phillies held a meeting in the clubhouse

MLB commissioner Rob Manfred's tactic of going around to clubhouses around the league as he attempts to build support for a salary cap with looming negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement was recently met with push back from Bryce Harper.