Benches Clear In Yankees-orioles Game After Awkward Collision At Second Base

After an awkward collision during nan 4th inning of nan Baltimore Orioles' 5-4 triumph complete nan New York Yankees connected Wednesday, tempers flared, and nan benches cleared. 

Orioles’ outfielder Heston Kjerstad stole 2nd base, and arsenic he slid, Yankees 2nd baseman Pablo Reyes landed connected Kjerstad’s caput and cervix area aft he jumped successful an effort to corral catcher Austin Wells’ errant throw. 

Kjerstad stood up and aired his frustrations towards Reyes. An umpire sewage successful betwixt Reyes and Kjerstad, while Yankees’ starting pitcher Carlos Carrasco came disconnected nan mound and hustled toward Kjerstad.

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Benches clear arsenic Baltimore Orioles' Heston Kjerstad (13) and New York Yankees 2nd baseman Pablo Reyes (19) reason aft Kjerstad stole 2nd guidelines during nan 4th inning of a shot game, Wednesday, April 30, 2025, successful Baltimore.  (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

As Carrasco hustled complete to 2nd base, nan team's benches and alleviation pitchers streamed retired of their respective dugouts and bullpens and hustled toward nan action. No punches were thrown, arsenic only words were exchanged, and nan business was de-escalated quickly. 

"We sewage tangled up there, emotions from some sides benignant of went off," Kjerstad said postgame. "I don't deliberation it was excessively much."

Reyes said he felt disrespected by Kjerstad’s comments pursuing nan play. 

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Umpire Lance Barksdale (23), umpire Will Little (93) and umpire Ryan Wills talk arsenic New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles players tally connected nan infield during nan 4th inning astatine Oriole Park astatine Camden Yards connected April 30, 2025. (Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images)

"A mates words location that I felt for illustration disrespected maine successful nan power of nan moment," Reyes said done a translator postgame. "Later on, he benignant of toned down a small bit."

"Maybe astatine nan beginning, he thought I did it connected purpose," Reyes said. "But obviously, he couldn’t spot nan propulsion aliases really nan play really developed."

The Orioles would spell connected to triumph nan game, and triumph nan bid arsenic they took 2 of 3 games from nan Yankees. The bid triumph complete nan Yankees was conscionable their 2nd bid triumph of nan season, arsenic nan Orioles had scuffled to statesman nan season. 

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Baltimore Orioles shortstop Gunnar Henderson (2) and outfielder Cedric Mullins (31) observe aft nan crippled against nan New York Yankees astatine Oriole Park astatine Camden Yards connected April 30, 2025. (Reggie Hildred-Imagn Images)

The Orioles (12-18) will play nan Kansas City Royals (16-15) connected Friday astatine 7:05 p.m. ET pursuing a time disconnected connected Thursday. 

The Yankees (18-13) besides person a time disconnected connected Thursday, and their adjacent crippled will beryllium against nan Tampa Bay Rays (14-16) connected Friday astatine 7:05 p.m. ET.  

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