Chicago White Sox starting pitcher Davis Martin was ejected during Thursday’s game against the Cincinnati Reds after two wild pitches prompted a benches-clearing confrontation involving Reds rookie Sal Stewart. The incident mattered because the pitches came close to Stewart’s head, raising concerns that he may have been deliberately targeted.

Stewart, a leading Rookie of the Year candidate, had homered in his first at-bat against Martin. Later, with an 0-1 count, a Martin pitch sailed over Stewart and hit the backstop; Stewart immediately looked towards the pitcher before the confrontation escalated.