Fight broke out in Seattle Mariners clubhouse

The Seattle Mariners were in first place as recently as August and owned an 11-game lead over the Oakland Athletics in June. Fast forward to September, and the Mariners sit eight games out in the AL West, trailing both Houston and Oakland.

On Tuesday, matters got even worse for the slumping Mariners.

Reporters covering the team reported that Dee Gordon asked the media to leave the clubhouse ahead of the game against the Orioles. Once the door closed, a fight broke out from inside the clubhouse.

The media described the scene in a series of tweets.

Manager Scott Servais downplayed the incident to reporters, but given the Mariners' poor play in recent weeks, the timing wasn't encouraging.

There did not appear to be video of the incident from outside the clubhouse, but the Mariners acknowledged the altercation took place.

The Mariners are just 5.5 games out of the final wild card spot entering Tuesday's game.

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