Blue Jays pitcher Ted Lilly battles with manager John Gibbons during game
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TORONTO (CP) — Pitcher frustration ended with a clubhouse scuffle at a Toronto Blue Jays game on Monday night.
Blue Jays left-hander Ted Lilly and manager John Gibbons fought in the tunnel between the dugout and clubhouse after the pitcher was pulled in the third inning of a 12-10 loss to the Oakland Athletics.
Lilly was yanked when the Athletics scored seven runs to close to 8-7. Gibbons chewed out the pitcher, who refused to give him the ball.
Gibbons followed Lilly when he left the mound and entered the locker room. A team trainer and a number of players then ran down the stairs, according to Canadian Press photographer Aaron Harris, one of a handful of photographers to witness the incident.
The two began wrestling, clutching at each others shirts before security and several Blue Jays players jumped in to break it up.
Lilly remained in the Blue Jays clubhouse afterwards while Gibbons returned to the dugout.
Earlier this season, Gibbons challenged Shea Hillenbrand to a fight during a team meeting after the disgruntled infielder ripped the organization and wrote “Play for yourself” and “This ship is sinking” on a clubhouse whiteboard.
Hillenbrand chose not to fight Gibbons and was designated for assignment afterwards. He was later traded to the San Francisco Giants.