Yankees and Orioles get into wild bench-clearing brawl as Aaron Judge rushes in to break up the fight amid 'new rivalry' with Baltimore
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The New York Yankees and Baltimore Orioles were involved in a huge on-field scrap on Friday night, as Aaron Judge stepped in to break up teammates from opponents.
The Yankees captain, who's 6-ft 7 and weighs 286lbs, was seen in the middle of the bench-clearing brawl in the ninth inning of his team's 4-1 win at Camden Yards.
The fight started after a nasty pitch from teammate and reliever Clay Holmes hit the head of outfielder, Heston Kjerstard, at bat.
Orioles' manager Brandon Hyde led the charge as he stormed onto the field after the play, which took place with the Yankees having one out on the board in the inning.
The dugouts emptied and there was some pushing and shoving, as seen in viral video on X.
Aaron Judge was easily spotted in the scrap between Yankees-Orioles due to his 6-ft-7 height
Benches cleared, Friday, after Heston Kjerstad was hit by a pitch in the head in the ninth inning
Kjerstad and the Orioles dugout react after his hit at bat against the Yankees in rainy Baltimore
Hyde was ejected, and Holmes got a grounder and a strikeout to complete his 21st save.
For his part, Judge had a memorable night in the matchup of AL East Division front-runners, as he finally homered in the third inning.
His majors-leading 33rd home run was his first long ball in nine games as the teams opened a three-game series.
The Yankees won for only the sixth time in their last 21 games, but it was enough to pull them within a game of first-place Baltimore.
The Orioles have lost four games in a row and will end up with a losing mark for the six-game homestand after getting swept by the Chicago Cubs earlier in the week.
Judge, 32, hit a first solo home run in nine games in the third inning to carry New York to a win
Baltimore batters went 1-for-9 with runners in scoring position, extending their three-game mark in that category to 1-for-25.
Yankees starting pitcher Garrit Cole (2-1) was making only his fifth start of the season after spending the first two-and-a-half months on the injured list.
He limited Balitmore to one run on five hits with seven strikeouts and one walk in his longest start of the season.
Tommy Kahnle, Luke Weaver each worked an inning leading to Holmes. Orioles rookie Cade Povich (1-4) surrendered three runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings. He issued five walks, but none of those baserunners ended up scoring.
