The Sliding Scale of Sportsmanship: When Aggressive Play Meets Aggressive Rhetoric The recent benches clearing incident between the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox has sparked a debate about sportsmanship in professional baseball.
At its core, the altercation was triggered by Blaze Alexander's aggressive slide into second base, which drew the ire of shortstop Trevor Story.
Alexander claimed he was simply asking why he was being stared at, but his actions on the field spoke louder than his words.