On April 22, 2000, a routine game between the Chicago White Sox and Detroit Tigers erupted into one of the wildest bench-clearing fights of the era. Tensions boiled over when Tigers third baseman Dean Palmer charged the mound after being hit by a pitch from Jim Parque, sparking a full-scale brawl that saw players from both dugouts and bullpens pile onto the field. The initial clash turned into multiple smaller skirmishes—at one point even continuing near the dugout railings as umpires tried to r