Davis Martin ejected after back-to-back wild pitches near Sal Stewart's head spark benches-clearing incident

Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Davis Martin was ejected from Thursday’s matinee against the Cincinnati Reds aft back-to-back chaotic pitches led to a benches-clearing altercation.

Reds Rookie of the Year frontrunner Sal Stewart, who homered successful his archetypal at-bat disconnected Martin, was facing a 0-1 number erstwhile a transportation sailed implicit everyone’s caput and deed the backstop.

Stewart looked astatine Martin immediately, but the Sox starter tapped his chest, indicating helium didn’t mean for the chaotic pitch.

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Davis Martin of the Chicago White Sox delivers a transportation during the archetypal inning against the Cincinnati Reds astatine Rate Field connected Aug. 13, 2026, successful Chicago, Ill. (Getty Images)

However, Stewart took exception, and understandably so, erstwhile a 92-mph fastball came up and successful connected the precise adjacent transportation from Martin. If Stewart hadn’t moved quickly, the shot whitethorn person deed him close successful the face. Instead, it conscionable clipped the brim of his helmet for a hit-by-pitch.

From there, Stewart pointed the knob extremity of his bat astatine Martin, and it was wide he, astatine the precise least, said "that’s twice." Martin was inactive claiming helium didn’t mean to bash it, but Stewart’s Reds teammates didn’t attraction to perceive his side.

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MLB seasoned Eugenio Suarez was among those shown connected the broadcast moving retired to accidental his portion to Martin. The White Sox dugout, though, was speedy to determination arsenic well.

White Sox catcher Edgar Quero was pivotal successful the concern not getting retired of control, arsenic helium popped up from his spot down location sheet and stopped Stewart from walking toward his pitcher. Quero adjacent walked down the archetypal basal enactment with Stewart arsenic the concern unfolded.

After the hostility dissipated, umpires reviewed the concern to spot if Martin should beryllium tossed from the game. Considering that some pitches were adjacent Stewart’s head, umpires yet made the determination to flip the White Sox starter earlier helium could implicit 3 innings.

Sal Stewart of the Cincinnati Reds hits a location tally during the archetypal inning against the Chicago White Sox astatine Rate Field successful Chicago, Ill., connected Aug. 13, 2026. (Getty Images)

Stewart got the enactment started for the Reds astatine the opening of the game, launching a location tally connected a hanging breaking shot by Martin into the near tract seats. Some argued connected societal media that was the crushed Martin whitethorn person been throwing those pitches intentionally, but it didn’t look Stewart did thing other aft hitting the solo blast.

Martin besides allowed a two-run homer to Suarez aboriginal successful that archetypal frame, arsenic the Reds rapidly enactment up 3 runs connected the White Sox. But astatine the clip of Martin’s ejection, Chicago had scored 4 runs of their ain to instrumentality the pb arsenic the apical of the 3rd got underway.

Chicago, though, was forced to bring successful Erick Fedde connected exigency announcement and Cincinnati made him pay. The Reds scored 4 runs successful the apical of the 4th inning to instrumentality an 8-4 lead. They would spell connected to triumph the game, 9-8, holding disconnected the White Sox, who scored 3 runs successful the eighth and ninth innings combined.

Davis Martin of the Chicago White Sox delivers a transportation during the archetypal inning against the Cincinnati Reds astatine Rate Field successful Chicago connected Aug. 13, 2026. (Getty Images)

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Stewart is having himself rather the 2026 campaign, arsenic the first-time All-Star is present hitting .259 with an .811 OPS and 26 location runs aft his 2-for-3 time astatine the dish.

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