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Article: Yankees, Blue Jays brawl; Carlson, Posada ejected; Notebook.(Sports)
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- The Seattle Times (Seattle, WA)
- Article date:
- September 16, 2009
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Byline: Seattle Times News Services
NEW YORK -- A sleepy end-of-game between the Yankees and Blue Jays became a bloody mess Tuesday night as an eighth-inning brawl featuring Jorge Posada and Toronto pitcher Jesse Carlson turned the area between home plate and the first-base dugout into a giant mosh pit.
After it was over, Carlson was bleeding from a cut on his forehead and Yankees manager Joe Girardi had a pin-sized scrape on his left ear. Carlson and Posada were ejected suspensions likely to follow -- and the Blue Jays went on to a 10-4 win without further incident at Yankee Stadium.
The melee began after Posada scored on a double by Brett ...