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Benches Clear in Brewers-Orioles Game After McCann Takes Exception to Antics

Apparently, Baltimore Orioles' catcher James McCann was not a fan of the way that Milwaukee Brewers' shortstop Willy Adames celebrated a home run on Friday night, and McCann made sure to let him know it. The two benches cleared, including the bullpens, which you can see below.

Brady Farkas

Apr 12, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins (12) singles in
Apr 12, 2024; Baltimore, Maryland, USA; Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins (12) singles in / Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports
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Benches cleared on Friday night during the game between the Milwaukee Brewers and Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. No punches were thrown, but the bullpens cleared as well.

At the center of the incident appears to Brewers' infielder Willy Adames, who homered earlier in the game and celebrated in a way that caused O's catcher James McCann to take exception.

You can see the fracas below, which occurred in the top of the sixth inning.

Per Jomboy Media on social media:

Benches clear in Baltimore after Willy Adames and James McCann got into a shouting match

Willy Adames pimped a three-run home run in his prior at-bat

You can see that home run, and Adames's reaction here as well, courtesy of the Brewers:

That certainly doesn't seem to be excessive on the part of Adames. He homered to left field, in a park that's difficult to homer in. Sure, he dropped his bat, but he didn't really stare and admire it, and he didn't slow trot around the bases.

Perhaps McCann is just upset because that homer made it 7-1 at the time and the score eventually moved to 9-1 at the time of the incident.

At the time of this posting, Adames is hitting .265 this season with three homers and seven RBI. The 28-year-old will be a free agent at the end of the season and wil be a hot commodity after the season.

He's in his seventh year in the big leagues with the Rays and Brewers.

The two teams will meet again on Saturday.

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BRADY FARKAS

Brady Farkas is a baseball writer for Fastball on Sports Illustrated/FanNation and the host of 'The Payoff Pitch' podcast which can be found on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Videos on baseball also posted to YouTube. Brady has spent nearly a decade in sports talk radio and is a graduate of Oswego State University. You can follow him on Twitter @WDEVRadioBrady. 

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