Gotta love baseball culture.
"Nah, screw the game. We have to let this guy on the other team know that we, the Boston Red Sox, do not approve of his actions. By hitting him! With a baseball! It's the manly thing to do!"
If BC does call Farrell into the principal's office I guarantee Farrell feeds him some line about baseball code and how he wouldn't understand without being in uniform. Pure cheese.