Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson turned a baseball game into a boxing match and then a bench-clearing brawl.
The White Sox and Guardians turned a baseball game into a boxing match and then a bench-clearing brawl.
Chicago shortstop Tim Anderson and Cleveland third baseman Jose Ramírez exchanged punches at second base Saturday night, triggering a bench-clearing melee in the sixth inning that led to six ejections.
With the Guardians trailing 5-0 in the bottom of the sixth at Progressive Field in Cleveland, Ramirez laced an RBI double to right field off Chicago White Sox reliever to cut the deficit to 5-1.
With the Guardians trailing 5-0 in the bottom of the sixth inning, the altercation began when Ramírez slid headfirst into second after lacing an RBI double into right field off Bryan Shaw and Anderson stood over him, straddling Ramírez.
