MLB noticed its second bench-clearing confrontation in as many days on Saturday between the Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays. This one all began with a bunt.
The enjoyable started with Rays infielder José Caballero placing a ball down within the backside of the seventh inning with two outs and a person on third. Blue Jays third baseman Justin Turner fielded the bunt and threw the ball huge left of first base, permitting the Rays to increase their result in 3-1.
Caballero stored going after Turner’s fielding error and tried for third base, however was thrown out. Relatively than slide into third on the plain out, he took one other step previous the bottom and ran into Blue Jays pitcher Génesis Cabrera, who had moved towards the bottom from a back-up place because the play ended.
Cabrera apparently took exception to one thing and gave Caballero a tough shove after some heated phrases.
Cue the benches clearing:
The top outcome within the play was the tip of the seventh inning and Cabrera being ejected after one inning of labor. Cabrera can in all probability anticipate some self-discipline from MLB over the matter.
This got here solely a day after an identical confrontation between Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins and New York Mets second baseman Jeff McNeil, during which McNeil took exception to Hoskins sliding previous second base and into his ankle on a double-play ball.
There have been no crybaby gestures on this brawl, no less than.
The Rays went on to win 5-1 to enhance their file to 2-1. They’ll solely hope Caballero has a day on Sunday like Hoskins did the day after his brawl.
