That escalated quickly. Ben Badler of Baseball America has the full story:
Video of Cuban baseball brawl features improper bat use
What this player does is literally against the rules.
Meanwhile, Demis Valdes, who wasn’t even in the game, came off the bench charging the mound with a bat in his hands.
That’s not the full story. That’s the sentence that turns this from a curiosity into a full Marichal/Roseboro homage. It’s almost the 50th anniversary! But there’s still a year. Patience, young Demis. Patience.
