ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -- Texas Rangers pitcher Kenny Rogers shoved two cameramen Wednesday, sending one to the hospital in a videotaped tirade that included throwing a camera to the ground and threatening to break others.
Rogers, who missed his last start for the struggling Rangers with a broken pinky caused by another outburst earlier this month, erupted at the cameramen as they filmed him walking to the field for pregame stretching before Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels.
The 40-year-old left-hander first shoved Fox Sports Net Southwest photographer David Mammeli, telling him: ``I told you to get those cameras out of my face.''
Rogers then approached a second cameraman. He wrestled the camera from Larry Rodriguez of Dallas-Fort Worth television station KDFW, threw it to the ground and kicked it.
The 6 foot 1, 210-pound pitcher saw two other cameramen who were recording from the Rangers' dugout and walked toward them. He did not make contact with the men, who were backing away.
``I'll break every ... one of them,'' Rogers said before he was escorted to the clubhouse by catcher Rod Barajas.
The Rangers sent Rogers home about an hour later.
KDFW news director Maria Barrs said paramedics took Rodriguez to an Arlington hospital late Wednesday to be checked out.
``He does have quite a bit of pain, in his shoulder and his arm and his leg,'' Barrs said.
Footage shot by Dallas-Fort Worth station KTVT shows Rogers pushing Rodriguez's camera, which goes over the photographer's head and falls to the ground. As Rodriguez puts the camera back on his shoulder, Rogers approaches again, pushing the lens away and having words with the photographer.
As players begin to intervene, Rogers pulls the camera to the ground and kicks it before walking away.
Fox Sports Net Souhwest spokesman Ramon Alvarez had no information on whether Mammeli had been injured.
Rangers manager Buck Showalter, who did not witness the events, said the team will investigate.
``It's not something we'll take lightly,'' Showalter said. ``When I have all the facts, I'll deal with it.''
Rogers, who missed his last start for the struggling Rangers with a broken pinky caused by another outburst earlier this month, erupted at the cameramen as they filmed him walking to the field for pregame stretching before Wednesday night's game against the Los Angeles Angels.
The 40-year-old left-hander first shoved Fox Sports Net Southwest photographer David Mammeli, telling him: ``I told you to get those cameras out of my face.''
Rogers then approached a second cameraman. He wrestled the camera from Larry Rodriguez of Dallas-Fort Worth television station KDFW, threw it to the ground and kicked it.
The 6 foot 1, 210-pound pitcher saw two other cameramen who were recording from the Rangers' dugout and walked toward them. He did not make contact with the men, who were backing away.
``I'll break every ... one of them,'' Rogers said before he was escorted to the clubhouse by catcher Rod Barajas.
The Rangers sent Rogers home about an hour later.
KDFW news director Maria Barrs said paramedics took Rodriguez to an Arlington hospital late Wednesday to be checked out.
``He does have quite a bit of pain, in his shoulder and his arm and his leg,'' Barrs said.
Footage shot by Dallas-Fort Worth station KTVT shows Rogers pushing Rodriguez's camera, which goes over the photographer's head and falls to the ground. As Rodriguez puts the camera back on his shoulder, Rogers approaches again, pushing the lens away and having words with the photographer.
As players begin to intervene, Rogers pulls the camera to the ground and kicks it before walking away.
Fox Sports Net Souhwest spokesman Ramon Alvarez had no information on whether Mammeli had been injured.
Rangers manager Buck Showalter, who did not witness the events, said the team will investigate.
``It's not something we'll take lightly,'' Showalter said. ``When I have all the facts, I'll deal with it.''
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