Washington Nationals center fielder Victor Robles. Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports

Nationals' Victor Robles wears red nose after Madison Bumgarner calls him a 'clown'

By Adam Stites | Last updated 7/24/22

A day after Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Madison Bumgarner called Victor Robles a "clown," the Washington Nationals centerfielder took the comment in stride and wore a red nose in the dugout.

Robles, 25, hit a home run off Bumgarner late in the Nationals' 7-2 loss to Arizona on Saturday night.

Victor Robles stole all the bases with this blast pic.twitter.com/omkZM68OzX
— Washington Nationals (@Nationals) July 24, 2022

After the game, Bumgarner told reporters that the Washington outfielder admired the homer a little too long for his liking.

"That guy is a clown."

Madison Bumgarner didn't appreciate Victor Robles admiring his home run while down big in the 8th. pic.twitter.com/wf0jMyUjcl
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"That guy is a clown, golly. No shame, no shame," Bumgarner said. "It's 7-1, you hit your third home run of the year and you act like you're Barry Bonds breaking the record. Clean it up. ... I'm the old grumpy guy, I know, but that type of stuff didn't use to happen. Now it's ridiculous."

On Sunday, Robles put on a red nose early in the next game against the Diamondbacks.

Victor Robles dons a clown nose one day after Madison Bumgarner called him a clown for celebrating hitting a home run. pic.twitter.com/C0IxUc2CpZ
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The Nationals and Diamondbacks are last place in the NL East and NL West, respectively.

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