Justin Wrobleski calls out Andrés Giménez after near Dodgers-Blue Jays WS brawl

Game 7 of the World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Toronto Blue Jays truly had it all. There were clutch home runs, magical defensive plays, and even a near-brawl, that latter of which came as a result of Blue Jays infielder Andrés Giménez taking umbrage with a hit-by-pitch from Dodgers reliever Justin Wrobleski.

The HBP happened in the bottom of the fourth inning with Toronto leading 3-1. With Giménez at the plate facing Wrobleski, there were no men on base and one out. Wrobleski was working the inside part of the zone against Giménez, and on a 1-2 count, Wrobleski hurled a high and inside fastball that Giménez legitimately attempted to get hit by, sticking his hand out in the path of the baseball.

On the very next pitch, Wrobleski delivered another fastball in the same vicinity, and this time, it did strike Giménez on the hand. He immediately started aggressively yapping at Wrobleski, who more than returned the favor.

As fans wondered whether Giménez was about to charge the mound (how epic it would have been!), both teams' benches cleared.

No real brawl came of it all. Giménez cooled off relatively quickly, and Dodgers third baseman Max Muncy did some work to restrain Wrobleski and lower the pitcher's heart rate. Within minutes, Game 7 continued.

Dodgers pitcher Justin Wrobleski addressed Andrés Giménez situation following Game 7

A world of other drama-filled moments transpired after the Wrobleski-Giménez episode, all of which led to the Dodgers winning their second-consecutive World Series. Following the game, however, Wrobleski was asked to revisit the hit-by-pitch and near-brawl as he was interviewed in the midst of LA's champagne-drenched bacchanal in the clubhouse.

“You almost started a brawl!” Sportsnet's Kirsten Watson said to Wrobleski.

“I mean, I wasn’t trying to!" Wrobleski replied loudly over the din of the chaotic clubhouse. "He tried to get hit by the pitch, the pitch before! Then he got hit by a pitch! Then he talked to me. And I said ‘Come see me!’ and then he didn’t!”

While "Come see me" wasn't quite what Wrobleski said to Giménez (Wrobleski wisely edited himself in the post-game interview, for professional reasons), Wrobleski's point stands firm. After all, what on Earth gave Giménez the right to complain about getting hit by a pitch after sticking his hand out at a fastball the pitch prior?

Furthermore, Wrobleski had absolutely no motivation or reason to plunk Giménez with the Dodgers trailing by two runs in a Game 7. It only helped the Blue Jays and hurt the Dodgers that Giménez reached first, which is precisely why he stuck his hand out in the first place.

Wrobleski one, Giménez zero, in this case ... especially as Giménez missed an iconic opportunity to be played on repeat for decades to come if he had chucked his helmet off and sprinted full-speed toward the mound.