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Watch: Orioles rookie collects first RBI, sparks bench-clearing
Baltimore Orioles third baseman Coby Mayo (16) argues with Chicago White Sox second baseman Lenyn Sosa (50) during the fifth inning at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. Daniel Kucin Jr.-Imagn Images

Watch: Orioles rookie collects first RBI, sparks bench-clearing

Baltimore Orioles rookie Coby Mayo had an eventful day on Saturday in the team's 4-2 win over the Chicago White Sox. He not only recorded his first big league RBI with a single in the fourth inning, but he also helped spark a bench-clearing incident when he tried to buy an interference call during a run-down.

After hitting his single to left field, Mayo was trying to reach second base on the throw home. The White Sox instead cut off the throw on the infield, resulting in Mayo finding himself in a rundown. It was at that point that he tried to buy an interference call by deliberately running out of the baseline and throwing a forearm into White Sox second baseman Lenyn Sosa. 

That did not go over well with the White Sox, and especially Sosa, after Mayo gave him another shove on the way back to the dugout. 

That is when both benches briefly emptied.

The White Sox — or any Major League team, for that matter — probably would not have liked it no matter who tried to pull something like that. The fact that it was a rookie with less than 10 Major League games on his resume probably made it even more frustrating for them. 

Adam Gretz

Adam Gretz is a freelance writer based in Pittsburgh. He covers the NHL, NFL, MLB and NBA. Baseball is his favorite sport -- he is nearly halfway through his goal of seeing a game in every MLB ballpark. Catch him on Twitter @AGretz

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