Blue Jays' Jose Berrios confronts Mariners' Cal Raleigh who he believed was stealing his signs

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Tensions were precocious arsenic benches cleared for the Toronto Blue Jays and Seattle Mariners connected Saturday night.

The crushed was Blue Jays starter Jose Berrios confronted Mariners slugger Cal Raleigh, who the erstwhile believed was telling his teammates what pitches were coming portion helium was connected base.

Berrios and Raleigh were passing 1 different erstwhile an inning came to an end, and the pitcher was intelligibly saying his portion to the catcher, which led to some of them needing to beryllium held backmost by their teammates.

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Seattle Mariners catcher Cal Raleigh hits a treble disconnected of Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Jose Berrios successful the 5th inning astatine Rogers Centre. (Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images)

Benches cleared arsenic they continued to jaw backmost and forth, but thing carnal ever came of the altercation.

After the game, Berrios explained wherefore helium felt helium had to accidental thing to Raleigh.

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"I don’t respond that mode precise often," Berrios said. "I’m a quiescent and chill guy. But erstwhile immoderate radical are trying to combat with america successful the field, I don’t respect that. I don’t similar that."

Meanwhile, Raleigh denied ever relaying pitches to his teammates.

"I’d privation my pitchers doing the aforesaid thing," Raleigh said erstwhile asked astir Berrios’ words. "If idiosyncratic thought they were tipping, I’d privation them to accidental something. Just however it is. Competitive shot game. People are close successful the bosom of it."

Toronto Blue Jays starter Jose Berrios delivers a transportation against the Seattle Mariners astatine Rogers Centre. (Dan Hamilton-Imagn Images)

While Berrios wasn’t happy, his manager knows that stealing signs, successful ineligible fashion, is wholly "fair game."

"Teams bash it. We get it," John Schneider explained. "In the vigor of the moment, you get a small spot fired up. I didn’t deliberation the benches needed to clear. There was thing brainsick going on. But I similar erstwhile our guys are sticking up for themselves."

The Mariners ended up defeating the Blue Jays, 8-4. Raleigh went 2-for-3 with 2 RBI, 1 tally scored and 3 walks.