Benches Clear After Giménez Hit in Game 7

In the bottom of the fourth inning of Game 7 at Rogers Centre, benches and bullpens emptied after Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski hit Blue Jays shortstop Andrés Giménez with a high-and-inside fastball following earlier inside pitches. Players from both teams flooded the field as umpires and coaches intervened and crew chief Mark Wegner, with umpire Jordan Baker involved, issued warnings to both dugouts; there were no punches thrown and no ejections. Play resumed after a brief delay when George Springer lined an infield single, Wrobleski struck out Nathan Lukes and was lifted for Tyler Glasnow, who recorded the final out of the inning. The incident unfolded with Toronto holding a multi‑run lead after Bo Bichette’s three‑run homer off Shohei Ohtani and followed earlier tension over Ohtani’s extended warm‑up timing. Bench‑clearings are rare in World Series play, and while emotions flared in the winner‑take‑all game the confrontation remained brief and largely uneventful.