Report: Joba Chamberlain Reaches Out to Kevin Youkilis, Leaves New Teammate Voice Mail

by Zach Stoloff on Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 7:39PM

Back in 2007, former Red Sox infielder Kevin Youkilis and new teammate Joba Chamberlain got into a bit of a scuffle.

During an at-bat during Chamberlain’s rookie season, the reliever threw two pitches up near Youkilis’ head, nearly prompting a brawl in another incident later in the season and earning the young pitcher a two-game suspension at the time.

Since that point the feud has died down a bit (Chamberlain even hit Youkilis with a pitch in 2012 while he was with the White Sox, and it was uneventful), but there were some who pointed out the history after Youkilis signed a one-year deal with the Yankees to play third base while Alex Rodriguez recovers from a hip injury.

Well, apparently Chamberlain remembered the bad blood, as well, and decided to head off the controversy by calling Youkilis and leaving a voice mail message on Wednesday, according to the New York Post. No word on whether or not Youkilis got a chance to return the olive branch, but history has shown that becoming teammates has a way of quieting old rivalries.