The Toronto Blue Jays lost to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a 5-2 game . It became memorable for a benches-clearing spat involving Blue Jays catcher Tyler Heineman and Pirates outfielder Tommy Pham . The incident took place in the seventh inning of the Pirates–Blue Jays matchup. Pham drew a four-pitch walk and then flipped his bat with extra flair. What followed left both sides puzzled .

Heineman said he didn’t exchange a word with Pham and seemed stunned by the reaction. He noted that neither spoke first, adding that Pham looked like he “wanted to have a fight.” Heineman asked the umpire about a close pitch and then found himself bat to bat with Pham when the benches cleared. He called the moment “weird” and described it as “unprovoked and super weird.” He added that the encounter’s

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