Davey Martinez says that MLB should look at referee Laz Diaz and his interaction with Bryce Harper on Friday …

Bryce Harper was apparently barking because of Laz Diaz's strike zone quite strong in the fifth round of Friday night when Diaz came out from behind the post and shouted at Washington and Washington Nationals manager Davey Martinez .

According to Dan Kolko, from MASNThe referee, who is part of the national team during the broadcast of the match, then gave more words to Harper while the 25-year-old left the field. They replayed this exchange on MASN at the beginning of the sixth.

He did not stop there. Diaz then issued a strike call on Harper in his seventh inning against Braves left-hander Jesse Biddle, and the two men once again said the Nats hitter was trying to focus on the first and third. . Harper kicked the right side of the field to start a race.

Harper and Martinez both talked about the exchanges when they spoke to reporters after a 10-5 loss to the Braves.

"I say that all the time," began Martinez, "and I'm not going to comment on the bullets and strikes there, but the referees are supposed to be non-confrontational, they're supposed to keep the peace on the baseball field, you know, for me, MLB needs to watch this, that's all I'm going to say.I know Laz for a very long time, I will not throw anyone under the bus, but we are in a crucial moment of the game and he is saying things to Harp, and I thought it was useless, to know you.As I said, I have known him for a long time, I 'm I ran there thinking that I was going to be thrown, but I said, "You know what, I'm not." It's a great moment of the game., and say just to Laz: Let him hit, let him hit and back. "And he called a rather ridiculous pitch, but let's hope MLB will take a look at it and decide what to do.

"I think it's the most frustrating part," Harper said when asked about the altercation in his seventh inning after the game. "I never want to get a stick, especially with the guys from the base, so I tried to beat myself as best I could in this situation and I was able to sneak in, so I think it takes all your courage and your spirit to stay in the game, and I was able to do it tonight and stay in the game too.

Considering it was a dialogue that went on for several rounds, was he surprised that it was not thrown at some point?

"I'm not surprised I was not thrown," said Harper. "It's my biggest thing this year: I do not want to be thrown, so I think I'm going to the brink and I calm down a bit, but I mean, you watched the game, [Braves’ catcher Tyler] Flowers heard a lot of what he said, and if I heard him, Flowers knows what he said, so I will not go because there is no reason, if it's hitting zone, so I must be ready and ready to fight to get this attack zone next time.

Harper was apparently referring to the comments Diaz made at the end of the fifth Braves as he left the field to return to the canoe. But he did not hear or was willing to share the contents of Diaz's message.

"I do not know, I had my head down and I was just trying to get into the dugout and cheering guys, so I was not really worried about that that he was doing or screaming at my left, so I do not know, "explained Harper.

"I did not really hear what he was saying when he was walking towards me, but as I said, if you want to know what he actually said, Tyler Flowers knows exactly what he said. "

Martinez was asked if he was surprised that the initial interaction had an impact on Harper at bat.

"That surprised me," Martinez said. "As I said, I've known Laz for a very long time and I respect Laz, really. I respect all the referees. Laz and I are back in the minor leagues, so it's not him, and you talk about a top player in the league, but whoever the player is, it's useless.