After he was hit in the head by a pitch that led to a benches-clearing incident between the Orioles and their American League East rivals last season, Kjerstad prompted the dugouts to empty once again Wednesday when he took exception to Yankees second baseman Pablo Reyes landing on top of him on a play at second base.

The Yankees and Orioles got into a quick and minor dust-up at second base after a collision on a stolen base attempt led to benches and bullpens clearing.