Benches clear in Yankees-Royals ALDS game after hard tag; New York stars wave off Kansas City player

Tensions were running high in Kauffman Stadium on Thursday after a hard tag led to a brief benches-clearing incident between the Kansas City Royals and New York Yankees.

Michael Massey roped a hard grounder to first, and Jon Berti touched the bag before firing over to second. Maikel Garcia slid hard into the bag, and Anthony Volpe's tag matched the toughness.

Volpe tagged Garcia near the chest and even made contact with his other arm. In what seemed like an apology for a hard tag, Volpe patted Garcia several times...