Odd news out of Salt Lake City, where two members of the Albuquerque Isotopes — a Class AAA affiliate of the Los Angeles Dodgers — were involved in an altercation in the dugout during the club’s loss to the Salt Lake Bees on Tuesday.

According to Jon Morosi of FOX Sports, prospect Alex Guerrero needed plastic surgery because veteran catcher Miguel Olivo bit him on the ear. Yeah.

Part of Alex Guerrero's ear was "displaced by a bite" during altercation with Miguel Olivo, according to Guerrero's agent, Scott Boras. — Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) May 20, 2014

Alex Guerrero is having plastic surgery on his ear right now, Scott Boras said. — Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) May 20, 2014

Guerrero's recovery timetable is uncertain, Boras said; not clear yet how many stitches the surgery will require. — Jon Morosi (@jonmorosi) May 20, 2014

The incident appeared to stem from an on-field argument between the pair during an earlier pitching change:

The Bees blog Sting ‘Em Bees has more:

A couple times the runners advanced with the ball in C Miguel Olivo’s hand. I got the feeling he was upset that no one was talking to let him know there was a runner, and when they DID scream “runner!”, no one was at the bag to cover a play. …. That is certainly a cluster of plays that got under the skin of Olivo….

After the Isotopes half of the inning started, Guerrero was walking the length of the dugout towards the clubhouse/bat-rack and SOMEONE sucker punched him as he was walking passed. From the photos it seems that Miguel Olivo is very much involved. He seems to be grabbing AG around the neck in this photo.

Guerrero, a 27-year-old recent Cuban defector, is batting .368 with 10 homers in the early part of the Isotopes’ season. Olivo has played parts of 13 seasons in the Majors.