Baltimore Orioles rookie Coby Mayo had an eventful day on Saturday within the staff’s 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. He not solely recorded his first massive league RBI with a single within the fourth inning, however he additionally helped spark a bench-clearing incident when he tried to purchase an interference name throughout a run-down.
After hitting his single to left subject, Mayo was making an attempt to succeed in second base on the throw residence. The White Sox as a substitute reduce off the throw on the infield, leading to Mayo discovering himself in a rundown. It was at that time that he tried to purchase an interference name by intentionally operating out of the baseline and throwing a forearm into White Sox second baseman Lenyn Sosa.
That didn’t go over properly with the White Sox, and particularly Sosa, after Mayo gave him one other shove on the way in which again to the dugout.
That’s when each benches briefly emptied.