White Sox-Guardians MLB game descends into chaos as Jose Ramirez floors Tim Anderson with a right hook – before benches free and both teams fight
White Sox-Guardians MLB game descends into chaos as Jose Ramirez floors Tim Anderson with a right hook – before benches free and both teams fight
- The White Sox game in Cleveland against the Guardians turned into a brawl
- Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson traded blows in the first of two fights
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It was Saturday fight night in Cleveland when Jose Ramirez and Tim Anderson sparked a wild bench-clearing brawl that led to multiple evictions.
The incredible scenes began in the bottom of the sixth when Guardians star Ramirez dove through the legs of Chicago White Sox second baseman Anderson in an attempt to reach base.
Ramirez seemed to take issue with Anderson standing over him a little too long, and the pair exchanged words before the Cleveland man got back to his feet.
A referee came between them in an attempt to calm tensions, but the damage was done and Anderson removed his glove to signal the start of a fight.
The pair exchanged relentless blows, with Anderson swinging first, before Ramirez caught his rival with a brutal right hook, flooring him straight away.
Jose Ramirez (left) and Tim Anderson take on each other to start a brutal fight
Ramirez floored Anderson with a brutal right hook, sending the Chicago man to the floor
Teammates tried to break up the pair, but it led to the benches running out multiple times
The incident occurred after Anderson attempted to tag out Ramirez at second base on Saturday
Both benches emptied as Cleveland players held off Ramirez, while Anderson’s Chicago teammates helped him off the dirt and tried to keep things from escalating further.
The bullpen then entered the field as the fight calmed down, and Anderson was ejected and quickly left the field.
Just when it looked like the chaos was over, the benches were cleared again and a second fight ensued, with White Sox starting pitcher Michael Kopech and Guardians relief pitcher Emmanuel Clase trading punches.
Andrew Vaughn (center) was forced to physically carry Anderson off the field in Cleveland
A second fight broke out between Michael Kopech (34) and Emmanuel Clase (hidden)
The benches were emptied multiple times as the umpires struggled to control the chaos
Incredibly, after noticing the follow-up fight, Anderson re-entered the field in an attempt to continue his altercation with Ramirez.
The umpires desperately tried to calm down the situation, handing out multiple expulsions, before finally managing to calm down the players and staff to resume play.
In the top of the eighth, the White Sox led 5-2 against the Guardians.