Jose Ramirez, Tim Anderson trade punches in White Sox-Guardians game [VIDEO]

Update, Monday 8/7: After reviewing the incident, MLB has handed down several punishments. Three players have received suspensions: Anderson for six games, Ramirez for three and Guardians closer Emmanuel Clase for one. Both managers, Pedro Grifol and Terry Francona, have also been suspended for a single game, as has Guardians third-base coach Mike Sarbaugh. White Sox pitcher Michael Kopech and Cleveland infielder Gabriel Arias were both hit with fines. Both Anderson and Ramirez reportedly plan to appeal the ruling and will remain in their teams’ lineups until those appeals are heard.

What’s better than a good, old fashioned brouhaha in the AL Central?

Late into tonight’s matchup between the Chicago White Sox and the Cleveland Guardians, Tim Anderson and Jose Ramirez decided to put up their dukes in the infield. Take a look.

As you can see, Ramirez slid headfirst into second base and was declared safe. He took umbrage with Anderson standing over him for an extended period of times and after exchanging some pleasantries, they put their dukes up and started swinging. That cleared both benches and amazingly enough, Ramirez was able to connect a shot at Anderson while he was being held back.

Within 30 minutes, Anderson getting knocked out became a meme. Here he is getting hit with the Sonic rings:

Here’s the radio call:

But wait, there’s more!

Of course there were plenty of ejections following the melee and you gotta love an early August brawl. We’re still in the dog days of summer and both teams are under .500 and probably frustrated. We’ll see if there’s any more fracas from this game.