A huge brawl erupted during the ninth inning of the World Baseball Classic between Mexico and Canada. Read more after the jump.
The benches-clearing brawl resulted in eight ejections. The fight began after Canada catcher Chris Robinson bunted for a base hit with his team up 9-3 in the ninth. Mexico third baseman Luis Cruz felt Canada bunting with a six-run lead was disrespectful, so he encouraged pitcher Arnold Leon to hit the next batter.
Leon then threw inside on Canadian batter Rene Tosoni twice in a row, which led to the umpire warning both teams. Leon ignored the warning and hit Tosoni in the back with his 2-0 pitch. Tosoni took a few steps toward the mound after being hit, and both benches cleared.In the end, MLB.com reports that Mexico’s Leon, Oliver Perez, Eduardo Arredondo, Andrew Albers and Alfredo Aceves were ejected, while Tosoni, Pete Orr and Jay Johnson got thrown out on Canada’s side.
Check out the crazy brawl below. Btw Canada won 10-3.
