Skirmish Breaks out in Mariners Clubhouse After Dee Gordon Asks Media to Leave

A skirmish reportedly broke out in the Seattle Mariners clubhouse at Safeco Field prior to Tuesday's game against the Baltimore Orioles.

According to the Seattle Times' Ryan Divish, the incident occurred after Mariners center fielder Dee Gordon "asked the media to leave and shut the doors."

Divish reported Wednesday that the altercation was between Gordon and Jean Segura and "stemmed from Gordon's misplay on a ball in center field during Monday's win over the Orioles."

The Mariners have been sputtering of late and finished August at 12-16. All told, they are 19-22 since the All-Star break after posting a robust record of 58-39 prior to the Midsummer Classic.

Seattle is nine games back of the Houston Astros in the American League West and 5.5 games back of the Oakland A's for the second AL wild-card spot.

Seattle will wrap a three-game set with Baltimore on Wednesday before welcoming the New York Yankees to town over the weekend.