Adam Jones ejected in 5th inning at Fenway Park vs. Red Sox for arguing (Video)

The drama during the Orioles-Red Sox series continued on Wednesday night, as Adam Jones gets ejected.

If there wasn’t a pre-existing rivalry between the Orioles and Red Sox heading into their 2017 meetings, then there is now. This week’s games at Fenway would be a critical step in making that rivalry come true. It first started with a feud between Dustin Pedroia and Manny Machado. Then, Orioles OF Adam Jones was insulted by fans, who called him a derogatory term, at Fenway. And now, Adam Jones is the subject of another quarrel.

Midway through Wednesday night’s game at Fenway, Adam Jones would strike out, well, that according to home plate umpire Holbrook. Reasonably baffled by the called strike, Jones challenged the umpire as he walked away. After exchanging a few passive words, Holbrook would sentence Jones to an ejection during the top of the fifth inning. Unfortunately, this would be the second Orioles player to be sent to the dugout. Orioles SP Kevin Gausman would accidentally hit Red Sox SS Xander Bogaerts with a slider.

Digging further into previous incidents of this year’s series between the two, it’s no surprise that there’s some heat in the AL race. But, the umpires collectively think that they should put their foot down, since there’s so much bad blood now. Both Adam Jones and Manny Machado have seen the most of Fenway’s fury. First, Machado would commit to a questionable tag to get Dustin Pedroia out, then those two went at each other as Machado was on-deck. But like Jones, that wouldn’t be Machado’s only run-in with a Red Sox player.

Last night, Chris Sale would be listed as Boston’s starting pitcher. And, well, Sale made Machado fully aware of his surroundings by throwing behind Machado. For that, Sale will likely not face any penalties by MLB. That alone is unsettling for Orioles skipper Buck Showalter, who would play witness to one of his other star players, in Jones, playing victim. Aside from the racial slur directed at Jones, he would end up receiving a standing ovation last night at Fenway Park. But, because of tonight’s ejection, that good feeling is now gone.

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Fortunately for the Orioles, this series is far from being over. In just one month from now, Camden Yards will host the Red Sox for a four-game series. It’ll be an opportunity for Orioles fans to give the Red Sox players a taste of their own medicine. And one better believe that the officiating crew will have their work cut out for them. After the June series concludes, the Orioles and Red Sox will go through two more series — one in August and one in September.