Benches Clear Three Times, 8 Ejections In Tigers-Yankees Game [VIDEOS]
By NOAH TRISTER, AP Baseball Writer
DETROIT (AP) — Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera and Yankees catcher Austin Romine wrestled on the ground near home plate during the first of three bench-clearing incidents in Thursday's game.
Five players have been ejected, along with managers Joe Girardi of the Yankees and Brad Ausmus of Detroit, and New York ench coach Rob Thompson.
New York reliever Tommy Kahnle and Girardi had just been tossed after Kahnle threw a pitch behind Cabrera in the sixth inning. With the game about to resume, Cabrera stepped toward Romine and the two exchanged words. The New York catcher took off his mask, and Cabrera gave him a two-handed push to the chest.
Miguel Cabrera throwing bombs pic.twitter.com/IoBhveEEK8
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Dellin Betances hits James McCann in the head pic.twitter.com/hmRehRzEOS
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Cabrera appeared to take a couple of swings at Romine, and the two ended up on the ground as players from both teams spilled onto the field.
Cabrera and Romine were ejected.
And the benches have cleared again in the Tigers and Yankees game. pic.twitter.com/SV3wdU5C99
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After hitting Frazier, Alex Wilson put his hands up and shrugged as if to say, "You knew it was coming." Backing his boys. #Tigers #Yankees
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An inning later, New York's Dellin Betances hit Detroit catcher James McCann in the helmet with a pitch, causing benches to empty again. Betances and Thompson were tossed then.
Tigers reliever Alex Wilson and Ausmus were ejected in the eighth after Wilson hit Todd Frazier around the thigh with a pitch. The benches cleared for a third time, although the Cabrera-Romine fight was as nasty as things got.
The ill will likely began when Detroit's Michael Fulmer hit Yankees slugger Gary Sanchez with a pitch in the fifth, an inning after Sanchez had homered for the fourth time in this three-game series. Fulmer looked like he might be hurt after throwing that pitch, and he was checked by the trainer before staying in the game.
Kahnle was ejected by plate umpire Carlos Torres immediately after his pitch sailed behind Cabrera. Girardi stormed out of the dugout to argue and was tossed as well.
After Cabrera and Romine were ejected for their fight, Romine was so incensed he threw his mask while entering the dugout.
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