The benches would clear between the New York Mets and the Miami Marlins during Sunday's 5-1 victory that started when pitcher Sandy Alcantara hit Mark Vientos on the leg. It had been an intense series between the two teams, which included the Mets scoring 19 runs on Friday , but the Marlins got the upper hand on Sunday, possibly leading to the frustrations.

After Alcantara hit Vientos on the leg in the bottom of the seventh inning, the latte stared down the pitcher, which led to an exchange of words, prompting the benches to be cleared . While Vientos didn't share exactly what was shared between him and Alcantara, he expressed that there was “a lot of emotion” that came from wanting to get a “rally going” with New York down 5-0 at the time.

“Just a lot of emotions,” Vientos sai

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