In baseball, antimosity leading to bench-clearing incidents has become common place, but there may be a reason for it.
Sixty-seven bench-clearing altercations have taken place on the baseball diamond over the last five years, and 87% of these spats involved players with different ethnic backgrounds, according to a study by USA Today Sports. Going further with the examination, the publication noted that more than half (34) of the squabbles pitted white Americans against Latinos that weren't born in the country.
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The article is a bit odd in nature, but it's an interesting dynamic taking place in the game. Per the report, All 16 incidents this season have seen white players go head-to-head with other athletes that were born in a foreign country.
Royals pitcher Yordano Ventura has made a habit of getting involved in quarrels, and has done so three times this season. Ventura has mixed it up with Americans Mike Trout and Adam Eaton, and has also tussled with Canadian Brett Lawrie. The spats, of course, aren't all on the foreign players as white athletes get themselves into trouble as well.
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There are many different reasons for the incidents, which range from a pitcher beaning a hitter or a batter celebrating too much after a big hit or home run. Astros outfielder Carlos Gomez has drawn heat from several players throughout the league over the years, but seems content to play the same way he always has.
Padres pitcher Bud Norris offered an interesting, if insensitive take, about the difference in ethnicities theory after the study was conducted.
"I think it's a culture shock,'' the right-hander told USA Today Sports. "This is America's game. This is America's pastime, and over the last 10-15 years we've seen a very big world influence in this game, which we as a union and as players appreciate. We're opening this game to everyone that can play.
"However, if you're going to come into our country and make our American dollars, you need to respect a game that has been here for over a hundred years, and I think sometimes that can be misconstrued. There are some players that have antics that have done things over the years that we don't necessarily agree with."
The "American dollars" and "our country" comments may get him into hot water. Then again, if it does, it's only backing up the study that different ethnicities often have a history of colliding on the diamond.
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