The Seattle Mariners are slipping in the AL West race, and the team is now fighting as well.
The Mariners had a fight/altercation in the clubhouse before Tuesday’s game against the Baltimore Orioles. Multiple Mariners reporters said that Dee Gordon asked the media to leave the clubhouse, and shortly thereafter, a fight broke out.
Manager Scott Servais was on the field when the fight occurred and seemed to try and brush it aside in comments to the media.
“Things happens in a clubhouse. You’re talking about 25, or in this case 35, of the most competitive guys you’re ever going to be around… our guys are working through the situation. … it’s unfortunate but it’s something that happens.” – Scott Servais https://t.co/05hNtocsnP
— Curtis Crabtree (@Curtis_Crabtree) September 4, 2018
We saw bits and pieces of it and heard it. It was mostly guys in a big scrum trying to break it up. Not actually sure who or what it involved. Servais was on the field when it happened. He said he’s trying to find out all the details
— Ryan Divish (@RyanDivish) September 4, 2018
The Mariners entered play on Tuesday with a 77-61 record, placing them eight games behind the division-leading Astros and 6.5 games behind the Oakland A’s for the second wild-card spot. It was just last week where the Mariners seemed to be having fun with Servais getting a haircut from one of his players.
