Orioles’ Brandon Hyde was furious at Yankees ‘yelling at me’ before benches cleared

Brandon Hyde didn’t like what he heard from the Yankees dugout and it set him off after watching his player get hit the helmet with a Clay Holmes sinker. 

The Orioles manager, the only person ejected after the Orioles and Yankees benches cleared, began angrily shouting at the Bombers’ bench following outfielder Heston Kjerstad being struck with a 96.8 mph sinker with one out in the ninth inning at Camden Yards on Friday night.

“Just walking back and I hear stuff from [their] dugout, so I reacted the way I did,” Hyde said. “Saw they were pointing at me. … [I was] reacting to their coaches.”

Hyde appeared to spark the benches clearing as it appeared he said something from home plate to Holmes, who responded angrily.

As the dugouts emptied with Kjerstad heading to first, Hyde furiously charged the Yankees dugout, possibly at assistant hitting coach Casey Dykes, who was the first person on the field out of the Yankees side.

“It’s an emotional time at that time,” Hyde said. “My guy just got hit right in the ear. I’m upset and then I see their dugout they’re waving at me and yelling at me. I didn’t appreciate it at that time.”