ANAHEIM, California: Oakland outfielder Ramon Laureano says Houston Astros hitting coach Álex Cintrón made a crude remark about his mother that prompted a benches-clearing incident on Sunday (Monday in Manila), and Athletics manager Bob Melvin wants Cintrón punished harshly by Major League Baseball.

Laureano said on Monday (Tuesday in Manila) he regrets charging toward Houston’s dugout to fight Cintrón after the two exchanged words during the seventh inning of a game Sunday in Oakland.

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