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WATCH: Bryce Harper Incites Bench-Clearing Event Against Rockies

If there's something to know about the Philadelphia Phillies, always count on Bryce Harper to start something that might just be trouble.

Regina Ham

WATCH: Bryce Harper Incites Bench-Clearing Event Against Rockies
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Well, in case you weren't watching the Philadelphia Phillies get shut out 4-0 to the Colorado Rockies on Sunday, designated hitter Bryce Haper did something.

However, that something was not at all entirely productive. What happened you ask? If you like wrestling, this might be up your alley. Take a look.

Top of the seventh, the Phillies were scoreless and hitless with runners in scoring position. Rockies reliever Jake Bird, after recording the final out to end the Phillies' at-bat, decided to do what looked like taunting of the visitor's dugout.

Harper took offense and had to be held back after running onto the field and both benches emptied.

Both Harper and Bird were ejected. 

Why did tempers boil over? Things were not going the Phillies' way.

First, Bird walked the first two batters he faced, then got Edmundo Sosa to ground into an apparent double play. The Phillies tried to challenge. The Rockies' second baseman Harold Castro may not have had his foot on second. So Sosa could possibly have beaten the throw to first.

But the umpires ruled that the Phillies had not declared their intention to challenge quickly enough and crew chief Jeff Nelson declined to send the play back to New York for review.

The City of Brotherly Love clearly didn't take that love on the road. 

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Regina Ham
REGINA HAM

Regina Ham is an editor and writer for Inside the Phillies. As an alumna of the University of Maryland-College Park, she studied both broadcast and multimedia journalism. A six-year veteran of the sports industry, she's worked in radio, television, and online media. You can follow her on Twitter @regina_ham or Instagram @reginamariesports.  Upon her undergraduate education, Regina went to work in 2016 for Sirius XM-Satellite Radio on College Sports Nation/ESPNU for two years.  During her time in school, Regina interned at a variety of Washington, D.C.-area media organizations, including NBC Sports Washington and WTOP. There she assisted in coverage of local MLB and NHL teams. She also interned down at WAAY 31 in Huntsville, AL and worked on stories regarding the local Minor League Baseball affiliate and SEC football.  Regina worked in international sports television for almost four years, covering sports from MLS to the KHL and the KBO. She joined Philly Sports Network in 2022 and covers both the Phillies and Philadelphia Flyers before joining the Sports Illustrated network in 2023.  You can follow her on Twitter @Regina_ham or on Instagram @reginamariesports. If you have any questions or comments, she can be reached at regina.ham28@gmail.com.

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