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[August 25, 2017] (The Sports Xchange) - A total of eight players and coaches from the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers, including 11-time All-Star Miguel Cabrera, were ejected following three benches-clearing incidents on Thursday afternoon at Comerica Park.

Cabrera and Yankees catcher Austin Romine were tossed after a benches-clearing brawl during the sixth inning. Yankees manager Joe Girardi and relief pitcher Tommy Kahnle had just been ejected after Kahnle threw a pitch behind Cabrera in the sixth.

Yankees reliever Dellin Betances and bench coach Rob Thomson were ejected in the bottom of the seventh after Betances drilled Tigers catcher James McCann in the helmet with a 98 mph fastball.

Tigers reliever Alex Wilson was tossed after hitting New York third baseman Todd Frazier with a pitch in the eighth. Detroit manager Brad Ausmus was also ejected.

Ausmus was ejected since managers automatically get ejected when a pitcher is tossed following a warning by umpires.

The scuffle between Cabrera and Romine began after reliever Aroldis Chapman finished his warmup pitches following Kahnle's ejection. Cabrera approached the plate and exchanged words with Romine. Romine removed his mask and Cabrera shoved him with both hands and then threw punches while Romine wrestled him to the ground.

Both benches and bullpens raced onto the field but no other players were ejected.

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New York Mets right fielder Michael Conforto suffered a dislocated left shoulder while batting in the fifth inning of the game against the Arizona Diamondbacks.

Conforto grimaced and fell to the ground clutching his shoulder after he missed a 2-0 pitch from Diamondbacks left-hander Robbie Ray.

Conforto, who struck out in his first two at-bats Thursday, is batting .279 with 27 homers and 68 RBIs in his first full major league campaign.

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The New York Mets will activate closer Jeurys Familia from the 60-day disabled list prior to Friday's game against the Washington Nationals, the team announced.

While Familia is set to return, the Mets announced that fellow right-hander Zack Wheeler will be shut down for the remainder of the season. Wheeler is on the disabled list with a stress fracture in his right arm.

Familia has been rehabbing from shoulder surgery with the Brooklyn Cyclones. The 27-year-old told reporters on Wednesday that is ready to return after having a blood clot removed from his shoulder in May.

Familia owns a 1-1 mark with a 3.86 ERA in 11 appearances in 2017 on the heels of serving a 15-game suspension for an offseason domestic violence incident.

Wheeler has been struggling since his comeback from Tommy John surgery in 2015.

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The Minnesota Twins placed catcher Jason Castro on the seven-day concussion disabled list before Thursday's game against the Chicago White Sox.

Castro exited Wednesday's game with concussion symptoms in the sixth inning. It is unclear how he was injured.

Castro is hitting .229 (68-for-297) with seven homers and 36 RBIs in his first season with the Twins. He has started 86 of Minnesota's 126 games behind the plate.

Outfielder Zack Granite was recalled from Triple-A Rochester to replace Castro.

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