A massive, ten-minute brawl erupted in the first inning of a minor league baseball game between the Peoria Chiefs and Dayton Dragons on July 24, 2008. Fifteen players were ejected and the game was delayed for over an hour.MLB.com: Arrest Made After Minor League Fracas (July 25, 2008)

Peoria pitcher Julio Castillo was arrested and taken to jail in Dayton, Ohio, for his role in the brawl. Castillo hit two Dragons hitters in the first inning, and after a heated managers' conference became a shoving match, the benches emptied. After the brawl was underway, Castillo threw another ball which hit a fan in the stands. The fan had to be hospitalized. Castillo was charged with felonious assault for the injury suffered by the fan.Oxford Press (Ohio): Peoria Pitcher in Montgomery County Jail (July 25, 2008)