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.

Baltimore Orioles outfielder Heston Kjerstad and New York Yankees second baseman Pablo Reyes got into an awkward collision that caused the benches to clear.

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