The Toronto Blue Jays and the Texas Rangers cleared the benches during Sunday's game in Arlington, Texas, brawling on the baseball diamond during the eighth inning.
#BlueJays and Rangers brawl in Texas.
Bad blood between the teams goes back to last year's American League division series, when the Blue Jays' Jose Bautista deployed a ~polarizing~ bat flip.
On Sunday, Rangers' second baseman Rougned Odor apparently took issue with Bautista.
Bautista slid toward Odor's leg. Odor then punched Bautista in the face.
A solid right hook.
Both teams then cleared the benches to brawl on the diamond.
It took 10 minutes to break up the fight and resume play. Ultimately, the Rangers won 7-6.
Rangers' manager Jeff Banister said after the game that rivalry had nothing to do with playing hard.
Hear what @Bannyrooster28 had to say postgame after a WILD series finale in Arlington!
"Look, we’ve got a rivalry every single night we go out and play the game of baseball," he said. "It doesn’t matter. We try to play hard. That’s all I gotta say about that."