Benches cleared in the bottom of the ninth inning in Baltimore after Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad was hit in the helmet by a 97 mph pitch from New York Yankees closer Clay Holmes. Holmes’ pitch hit Kjerstad around the ear flap. After a delay, Kjerstad was able to get up but left the game. Then things escalated.
CORRECTS NAME TO ORIOLES MANAGER BRANDON HYDE - New York Yankees manager Aaron Boone, center, and Baltimore Orioles manager Brandon Hyde , left, argue after players cleared the benches during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Baltimore. Players clear the benches after Baltimore Orioles ’ Heston Kjerstad was hit by a pitch from New York Yankees reliever Clay Holmes during the ninth inning of a baseball game, Friday, July 12, 2024, in Baltimore.
Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad was hit in the helmet by a 97 mph pitch from Yankees closer Clay Holmes, and the“I think there was just some chirping back and forth. I know we’ve gotten quite a few of their guys with hit by pitches. They’ve gotten us,” Yankees slugger Aaron Judge said. “Kind of boiled over there.”
“My guy just got hit right in the ear,” Hyde said. “I’m upset and then I see their dugout and they’re waving at me and yelling at me, so I just didn’t appreciate it at the time.” In the eight games between the teams so far this season, 10 Baltimore batters and three New York hitters have been hit by pitches. In their June series at Yankee Stadium, Judge and Gleyber Torres were hit in the opener, and the next night Baltimore star Gunnar Henderson was plunked.
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