Los Angeles Dodgers Max Muncy revealed Dodgers left-handed pitcher Justin Wrobleski nearly received an ejection for the benches clearing incident in Game 7 of the World Series.
Wrobleski threw a pitch up and in on Andres Gimenez in Game 7, causing the infielder to move out of the way. However, he appeared to throw his hand at the ball in order to get hit on the pitch. The very next pitch, Wrobleski threw in again, this time hitting Gimenez on the hand.
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Gimenez gestured with his arms out towards the mound, which prompted Wrobleski to begin walking towards the plate while yelling at Gimenez. The benches and bullpens emptied, but Muncy rushed over from third base to hold Wrobleski back in the incident before he could reach Gimenez, which may have kept the pitcher in the game for the Dodgers.
"The umpires all came up to me, and they were like 'If you didn't get him out of there we were probably going to have to toss him'" Muncy said on Foul Territory. "Because you know how that goes, with the instigation rules. If you're the guy that instigates it, then you're usually the one who gets tossed, even through it's not your fault.
"I know we needed him for one or two, maybe three more batters just based on that part of the lineup. I was like, I had to get him out of there and make sure he stays in this game."
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Wrobleski threw a total of 1.1 innings in Game 7, striking out two and keeping the Jays scoreless during the game to allow the Dodgers to get a run back from a 3-0 deficit. His contribution was huge for the Dodgers, who went on to win the matchup in extra innings.
The southpaw made four appearances over the course of the postseason, allowing no runs through five innings of work.
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