In the fourth inning of Saturday’s game at Camden Yards, Toronto Blue Jays rookie starter Alek Manoah hit Orioles third baseman Maikel Franco with a pitch after allowing back-to-back home runs to Ryan Mountcastle and DJ Stewart, prompting an exchange of words between the pitcher and batter before both teams’ dugouts emptied and relievers stormed in from the bullpen.
Orioles manager Brandon Hyde and Blue Jays manager Charlie Montoyo were at the center of the gathering that formed on the infield grass, which initially settled before Montoyo seemingly said something to Hyde that prompted him to return. At one point, Toronto first baseman Vladimir Guerrero Jr.