​It's been a long time since we've witnessed three benches-clearing brawls, eight ejections and a ton of punches being dished out during a big league game.





That's what went down Thursday between the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers, and while Miguel Cabrera's ​initial punch that started the first brawl was something to note, it's the ​cheap shots from Yankee phenom Gary Sanchez when Miggy was on the ground that's making the rounds last night and into Friday.

Lol Gary Sanchez got two defenseless cheap shots in, one in the beginning & one towards the end, just follow him #24 pic.twitter.com/G55SG41apD — Alex B. (@KnicksCentral) August 24, 2017

While I'm sure Miggy didn't take kindly to the cheap shots by Sanchez, especially since the Yankee catcher was never ejected throughout this battle royal, the former MVP wants one thing from Sanchez: do it face to face next time.





"He can do whatever he wants to," Cabrera said of Sanchez. "But if he wants to punch me, let it be face to face."

Sorting through the Miggy/Romine/Kraken main event at yesterday's Comerica Park fight card. #Yankees #Tigers https://t.co/P0X2SYGz05 — Ken Davidoff (@KenDavidoff) August 25, 2017

“I was in the dugout and I saw Romine rolling on the [ground] with the other guys,” Sanchez said through an interpreter. “At that moment, just instincts take over, because you want to defend your teammate. That’s your family out there.”





Sanchez can talk about protecting his family, but his acts were cowardice.





He may have stayed in the game Thursday, but there's no way the league hasn't seen this and a hefty suspension is likely for the Yankee backstop.