Benches Clear in Detroit Tigers’ Final Home Game
DETROIT, MI - SEPTEMBER 27: Jose Abreu #79 of the Chicago White Sox is directed away from the scrum by teammates and a coach after an altercation with shortstop Niko Goodrum #28 of the Detroit Tigers during the ninth inning at Comerica Park on September 27, 2021, in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Duane Burleson/Getty Images)
The Detroit Tigers held their final home game of the season Monday (Sept. 27), and boy, was it a game.
Detroit and their opponents, the White Sox, faced off in a benches-clearing brawl in the top of the ninth. The Sox’s Jose Abreu appeared to start the tiff with hard slide into second, coming after he was hit by a pitch earlier. From there, things got messy.
The White Sox won the game, 8-7, at Comerica Park. Check out photos below!
Please stop throwing at Jose Abreu pic.twitter.com/gDK4RLn3ZI
— Southside Showdown (@SoxShowdown) September 27, 2021
Benches have cleared between the White Sox and Tigers after a Jose Abreu slide into 2nd.
— FOX Sports: MLB (@MLBONFOX) September 27, 2021
(via @NBCSWhiteSox) pic.twitter.com/TlpKM75UOB
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