When was the last bench clearing brawl

Fines aren't exactly a deterrent when pretty much every player is getting millions of dollars in salary. Loss of a game or games? Now, that would be a real threat to a player and his club. After all, while Gomez and Cole were at the center of Sunday's altercation when they engaged each other and exchanged words near third base, emotions and activity appeared to be settling down. Until, that is, Travis Snider—who wasn't even in the game—came racing out of the dugout and went after Gomez, escalating everything all over again and to new heights.

Immediately thereafter, Brewers backup catcher Martin Maldonado—also not in the game—threw a punch and connected with Snider's head. At that point, whatever was going to happen was going to happen. The Brewers and Pirates—and baseball as a whole—were just lucky no one got seriously hurt or injured. Sunday's brawl between Milwaukee and Pittsburgh shouldn't be about who was right and who was wrong.

It should be about finding a way to stop these dangerous incidents from happening, causing injuries and making the sport look bad.

And, hey, as a bonus, preventing on-field showdowns from turning into full-blown brawls would do wonders for shortening the time of games. That's something baseball can get behind, right?

To talk baseball or fantasy baseball, check in with me on Twitter: JayCat Enjoy our content? That summer the NHL imposed Rule There have been individual players tagged by that rule—most recently, David Clarkson in the —14 preseason—but it has worked to keep most players planted on the bench and has essentially put an end to bench-clearing brawls in the NHL.

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