After he was hit in the head by a pitch that led to a benches-clearing incident between the Orioles and their American League East rivals last season, Kjerstad prompted the dugouts to empty once again Wednesday when he took exception to Yankees second baseman Pablo Reyes landing on top of him on a play at second base.

The benches and bullpens emptied in the fourth inning of Wednesday night’s game at Oriole Park after the Orioles’ Heston Kjerstad stole second base. Kjerstad became upset when he slid in safely and Yankees second baseman Pablo Reyes’ legs fell into the baserunner’s head after he jumped trying to catch a high and wide-right throw from catcher Austin Wells.

When the Orioles and Yankees get together, there’s always the potential for tensions to flare during a heated American League East rivalry. It happened again Wednesday night at Camden Yards. The bench