{"id":255789,"date":"2025-11-02T02:14:11","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T02:14:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/255789\/"},"modified":"2025-11-02T02:14:11","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T02:14:11","slug":"dodgers-blue-jays-benches-empty-in-4th-after-andres-gimenez-hit-by-pitch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/255789\/","title":{"rendered":"Dodgers\u2019, Blue Jays\u2019 benches empty in 4th after Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez hit by pitch"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Players from both teams massed in the infield after Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez was hit by a pitch. Emilee Chinn \/ Getty Images<\/p>\n

In a rare World Series occurrence, the benches cleared Saturday at Rogers Centre in response to a verbal exchange between Los Angeles Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski and Toronto Blue Jays shortstop Andr\u00e9s Gim\u00e9nez.<\/p>\n

Batting in the bottom of the fourth with the Blue Jays ahead 3-1, Gim\u00e9nez saw three high-and-tight fastballs from Wrobleski. When the third of those \u2014 a 96.4 mph four-seamer \u2014 hit the Blue Jays\u2019 No. 9 hitter in the right hand, Gim\u00e9nez glared and barked at Wrobleski. Wrobleski responded in kind. That triggered a brief and ultimately uneventful clearing of both teams\u2019 dugouts and bullpens.<\/p>\n

After some jostling that resulted in no punches or ejections, warnings were issued to both clubs.<\/p>\n

Order had barely been restored when Toronto\u2019s George Springer smoked a comebacker off Wrobleski for a single, putting runners on first and second with one out. Wrobleski proceeded to strike out Nathan Lukes before being lifted for Tyler Glasnow. Glasnow, who jogged in from the bullpen for the second time in a matter of minutes, got Vladimir Guerrero Jr. to line out to end the inning.<\/p>\n

Bench clearings in the World Series have been uncommon.<\/p>\n

One notable example: In Game 2 in 2000, the Mets and Yankees poured onto the field after Roger Clemens threw a jagged piece of Mike Piazza\u2019s bat in Piazza\u2019s direction. No punches or ejections ensued.<\/p>\n

In 1985, Cardinals pitcher Joaquin Andujar had to be restrained from going after home-plate umpire\u00a0Don Denkinger\u00a0while pitching in a blowout Game 7 loss in Kansas City. Manager Whitey Herzog took Andujar out of the game, and both were then ejected by Denkinger, who had angered the Cardinals with a pivotal blown call the night before.<\/p>\n

\u2014 The Athletic\u2019s Tyler Kepner contributed to this report.<\/p>\n

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