World Series Game 7 descends into chaos as benches are cleared after Blue Jays star is hit by Dodgers pitch

Both benches and bullpens cleared in Game 7 of the World Series on Saturday night as tempers flared between the Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers.

In the bottom of the fourth inning at the Rogers Centre, a brief melee broke out when Blue Jays star Andres Gimenez was hit on the hand by a fastball from Dodgers left-hander Justin Wrobleski.

Wrobleski had already thrown two high-and-inside fastballs to him with his first and fourth pitches, before striking his right hand with a 96.4 mph fastball with one out. 

Gimenez immediately made his frustration known, leaving the LA pitcher bemused as the pair appeared to become embroiled in a foul-mouthed argument.

Umpire Jordan Baker quickly got between the player and the mound, before Wrobleski walked toward the plate with his hands held up yelling at Gimenez as the latter made his way to first. 

And when they began trading insults, the Toronto and Los Angeles Dodgers benches immediately cleared in a moment of chaos on baseball's biggest night of the year.

Blue Jays manager John Schneider was seen sprinting onto the field to defuse the situation, with Dodgers shortstop Miguel Rojas also seen losing his cool as opposition players and World Series umpires desperately tried to hold him back.

After the players returned to their benches and bullpens, the umpires huddled briefly before crew chief Mark Wegner issued a warning to both dugouts.

Play resumed after a four-minute break between pitches. Wrobleski's second pitch to George Springer was ten lined back off the left leg of the reliever, who stayed in the game after a visit from a trainer and manager Dave Roberts. The hit was Springer's third in three at-bats.

Wrobleski departed to boos from the crowd after striking out Nathan Lukes. He was replaced by Tyler Glasnow with the Dodgers trailing 3-1 and runners at first and second. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. then lined to center for the final out of the inning.

Earlier in the game, Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani was pulled off the mound after allowing Bo Bichette's three-run homer in the third inning.

Pitching on three days of rest, Ohtani was up to 100.9mph with his fastball but appeared to run out of steam in the third. After hustling to field Nathan Lukes' sacrifice bunt, he threw a wild pitch to Vladimir Guerrero Jr.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts intentionally walked Guerrero after that, and Ohtani's next pitch, his 51st, was a hanging slider that Bichette hit 442 feet.

It was Bichette's first homer since September 2, a few days before suffering the left knee injury still hampering him in this Series.

Ohtani allowed three runs and five hits in 2 1/3 innings before he was replaced by Wrobleski, walking two and striking out three.