Benches clear in World Series Game 7 after Andres Gimenez whining instigates Dodgers

Game 7 of the World Series has been filled with helium across the first four innings. A Shohei Ohtani rules controversy was followed by a Bo Bichette three-run homer ... and then the benches cleared as the Dodgers and Blue Jays went at it.

Reliever Justin Wrobleski was called upon after Ohtani was chased from the game. In the bottom of the fourth, he was the center of the incident that got both teams heated.

During Andrés Giménez's at-bat, Wrobleski went up and in a few times, but nothing too egregious. It was clear he was trying to hit a particular spot and was missing with a thin margin since he was coming in on a left-handed hitter.

The first one? Ok, it happens. The second one? Gimenez literally tried to hit it with his hand. The third one? Squarely hit him. Gimenez started jawing at Wrobleski, and Wrobleski went right back at him. Before we knew it, the dugouts and bullpens were empty.

When was the last time this happened in the World Series?! Talk about premier theater on the biggest stage possible!

Dodgers-Blue Jays World Series sees benches clear in Game 7

Though it's frustrating for batters to get buzzed with up-and-in heaters, Giménez did himself no favors by actively trying to get hit by the second pitch, which wasn't all that close to him when you look at the slow motion replay. In fact, after the first one, Giménez should've had better spacial awareness when it was clear where Wrobleski was trying to go with his pitches.

Things had gotten heated before that, though, when Ohtani and the Dodgers were taking advantage of the between-innings clock. It got to the point where Blue Jays manager John Schneider was visibly mad and confronted the umpires in between innings. It didn't end up helping the Dodgers at all because Ohtani surrendered the homer to Bichette that livened the crowd at the Rogers Centre.

But now it's anybody's game. The Jays lead 3-1, but the Dodgers have gotten to Toronto's bullpen and continue to put runners on base. It's only a matter of time. Hopefully LA can use the tense moment as motivation to shock the world with an all-time Game 7 victory. The Blue Jays should know the Dodgers are better built for these moments than they are.